Dr. Atsushi Makimoto is a pediatric oncologist from Japan who works as the deputy manager of laboratory medicine at the Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Center. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from The University of Tokushima and underwent subspecialty clinical training at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX for two years. After returning to Japan, he worked at the National Cancer Center as a principal investigator for various clinical trial projects. Dr. Makimoto’s main research area revolves around developmental therapeutics for pediatric sarcoma, neuroblastoma, and brain tumors.