Michinari Hamaguchi was born on Feb. 19, 1951. His fields of specialization is Cancer Biology, Cancer Biochemistry and Cellular Biology.

In 1980 he was appointed as Research Associate at Cancer Research Facility, School of Medicine, Nagoya University, to become in 1983 as Research Associate at Pathological Control Research Facility, School of Medicine, Nagoya University. In 1984 he became Associate Professor at Pathological Control Research Facility, School of Medicine, Nagoya University, to become in 1993 as Professor at the same place.

In 1997 Prof. Michinari Hamaguchi was appointed as Director of Radioisotope Research Center, Nagoya University until July 31, 2001. In 2002 he was appointed as Director of Pathological Control Research Facility at Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University.

In 2003 he became Professor at the Center for Neural Disease and Cancer, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University. In 2003 he was appointed as Vice Director of Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University. In 2004 he became Director of Center for Medical Education Research and Support Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University to become in 2005 the Dean of Graduate School of Medicine and School of Medicine, Nagoya University.
Since April 2009 Prof. Michinari Hamaguchi has become the President of Nagoya University.