Yoshihisa Matsumoto graduated from University of Tokyo, Japan and acquired a doctoral degree of science in 1998. He was a research fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (1996–1998), an assistant professor at University of Tokyo (1998–2006), an associate professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology (2006-2022) and a professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology since April 2022. His main research focus is the molecular mechanism for the recognition and repair of DNA damages, especially, DNA double-strand breaks, and its application to cancer therapy and radioprotection. He is now Vice-President of The Japanese Radiation Research Society, Managing Editor of The Journal of Radiation Research and board/council member of several academic societies. He has received honors, including the Award for Young Scientists from The Japanese Radiation Research Society (2005), Tokyo Tech Award for Challenging Research (2007) and International Association for the Sensitization of Cancer Treatment (2020).