Dr. Sheikh Mohammad Fazle Akbar did his MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) in 1980 from Bangladesh, and PhD in Medical Science in 1993 from Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. He has been a faculty at Ehime University Graduate school of Medicine, Ehime, Japan and working attached as Visiting Researcher of the same institution. He is dedicated to explore the mechanisms underlying chronic infections, autoimmune diseases, and cancers by pointing out the role of antigen-presenting dendritic cells. He developed therapeutic vaccines for the management of chronic hepatitis B and liver cancer. He has authored more than two hundred scientific articles. Dr. received international awards, such as Dr. S R Naik Memorial Oration (INASL, INDIA), the National Award (Cuban Academy of Science, CUBA), Blumberg Oration (Odisha, INDIA), and the Order of Merit (Euroasian Gastroenterological Association, Turkey). Recently, he received the Carlos J. Finlay Award from Cuba.