Hideki Yamaguchi is a Vice-Director and Chief at the Department of Cancer Cell Research, Sasaki Institute, Sasaki Foundation, Tokyo, Japan. He received his Ph.D. degree at the School of Medicine, University of Tokyo in 2002. He is a member of the Japanese Cancer Association, Japanese Biochemical Society, Japanese Association for Metastasis Research, Japan Society for Cell Biology, Metastasis Research Society, and American Association for Cancer Research. His research interests include cancer invasion and metastasis, molecular biology, and cell biology.