Rodi Abdalkader graduated from Kyoto University, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences where he gained both the Master’s degree and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Delivery Systems. Between 2018 and 2020 he worked at the Institute of Cell Integrated Material Sciences (iCeMS) Kyoto University as Assistant Professor where he developed the human corneal epithelium on a chip. He is currently a Research Associate Professor at Ristumeikan University, Ritsumeikan Global-Innovation Research Organization (R-GIRO). He is conducting multidisciplinary research combining modalities including Pharmaceutics, Organ-on-a-chip technology, human induced pluripotent stem cells and Omics.