Dr. Yoichiro Abe obtained his PhD from the University of Tsukuba. Currently, he is an instructor at the School of Medicine, Keio University, Department of Pharmacology. He is a member of several societies, including the Japanese Society for Molecular Biology, the Japanese Society for Neuroscience, and the Japanese Pharmaceutical Society. His research interests include neuromyelitis optica, neurodegenerative diseases, astrocytes, and aquaporin-4.