In the history of medicine, Chiaki Mukai is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Chiaki Mukai as Japanese physician and JAXA astronaut (born 1952).
Chiaki Mukai was born at Tatebayashi in 1952. Her recorded nationality is Japan. She trained at Keio University.
Antibiotics, imaging and the randomised trial defined twentieth-century medicine; evidence replaced authority as the standard.
Her posts were held at Tokyo University of Science.
The test of medical work is whether practice changed, not whether the argument was elegant.
Recognition followed: Knight of the Legion of Honour (2015).
That the work was done from Japan matters: hospitals, training and research funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide which questions can be asked.
Chiaki Mukai is still working, and the assessment of the contribution is not yet complete.
Achievements
- Knight of the Legion of Honour — 2015
- Held posts at Tokyo University of Science
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