Prof. Tamamura received his B.Pharm. from Kyoto University in 1988, and his Ph.D. from Kyoto University in 1995. He became an Assistant Professor of Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University in 1989, and then a Lecturer of Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University in 1997. He became a Visiting Fellow, National Cancer Institute/NIH, USA in 1999-2000. He became an Associate Professor of Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University in 2005, and then a Full Professor of Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) in 2005.