Masakazu Yashiro received his M.D. at the Osaka City University Medical School in 1988 and his Ph.D. at the Osaka City University in 1995. He was a Research Fellow at the UCSD School of Medicine from 1996 to 1997. He has been an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Medicine Department of Clinical Medical Science since 2022. He has been an Associate Professor of Molecular Oncology and Therapeutics since 2007. His research interests include cancer, molecular biology, and targeting therapy.