Dr. Nobuyuki Fukuishi is a Professor at the Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kinjo Gakuin University. He was awarded a Doctoral degree from the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1997 at Tokushima Bunri University. He recently led research into the mast cell biology and mechanisms of anti-allergic drugs. He has published over 60 papers in various journals, and serves as a Head of the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences. His teaching disciplines include immunology, pharmacology, and allergology, and his interests include the roles of mast cells in immune systems.