Yoshihiro H. Inoue, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Research Center, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology. Education background including institution information and year of graduation (type and level of degree received): Doctor of Science (PhD) in 1989, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. Current and previous research interests: Ageing, Anti-oxidants, Drosophila hematopoietic tumors. Memberships of professional societies: a member of Japan Society for Cell Biology and Molecular Biology Society of Japan