1. Department of Anatomy, Kyorin University School of Medicine
2. Medicinal Research Laboratories, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
3. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Biological Chemistry
4. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia
5. Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California
6. Nittai Jusei Medical College for Judo Therapeutics