Kenzo AOKI was the younger brother of Shusuke AOKI (1803-1863), who was the court physician of the Takachika MORI and conducted the vaccination for the first time in Japan.
青木研蔵は、毛利敬親の侍医で日本で初めて種痘を行った蘭学者青木周弼（1803-1863）の弟であった。