Dr. Md Nabiul Islam is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Neuroanatomy, Department of Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Japan. His background is in neurodegenerative disease research, including neuroanatomy. He completed his Doctorate and a Post-doc in Neuroscience (Yamaguchi University, Japan). Currently, He is trying to characterize Hap1-immunoractive neurons in central nervous system and to elucidate its possible functions, with special emphasis on its protective effects against neurodegeneration. He has been using neuroanatomical, immunohistochemical, molecular biological, electrophysiological and rodent behavioral techniques. He also teaches Human Anatomy, Histology and Neuroanatomy to undergraduate medical students.