Sako Ikegami

Born in Osaka and raised in NYC, Sako Ikegami became a pharmacist in Japan and later returned to the US for a graduate level Pharm.D. (Doctor of Pharmacy) degree in clinical pharmacy from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. She’s held jobs in R&D at Japanese subsidiaries of international pharmaceutical companies and also tried hospital pharmacy, but has been a freelance translator, medical writer, and interpreter since 1990. At one time, she also pursued a career in children’s literature translation, her other passion, but returned to full-time med/pharm translator/interpreter/writer status in mid-2013.

Sessions

Teen Angst—Painful, Moving in Any Tongue

Although “Japanese (sub)culture” is now very popular among youth around the world, very little Japanese literature gets translated into English. And when it comes to young adult (YA) novels, name me a Japanese title if you can. The few that have been translated are winning...

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医薬翻訳者のキャリア形成

医薬翻訳の世界にようこそ!

このパネルディスカッションではバラエティ豊かな経歴を持ったパネリストの経験・知識を通し、医薬翻訳者のキャリア形成について考えます。医薬翻訳に参入した経験談をはじめ、医薬の背景知識の習得法まで幅広いお話を伺います。

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