Professor Yo Niida received his MD in 1990 and his PhD in 1996 from Kanazawa University, Ishkawa, Japan. Currently, he is working as an Associate Professor in the Division of Genomic Medicine, Department of Advanced Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan. He also works as Director of the Division of Clinical Genetics, Multidisciplinary Medical Center, Kanazawa Medical University Hospital. His research included clinical genetics, the development and application of mutation analysis methods, pediatric neurology, and developmental disorders. He has published numerous papers analyzing mutations of various genetic diseases by an original analytical method developed by himself. He is a member of the American Society of Human Genetics; and a councilor of the Japanese Society of Human Genetics, the Japanese Society of Child Neurology, and the Japanese Society of Tuberous Sclerosis.