Doctor Yasuhiro Ishiga received his degree from Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University (2000) and a Ph.D. from Graduate School of Natural Science, Okayama University (2005). He serves as an assistant professor at the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences of the University of Tsukuba. Previously, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Inc. (2008–2014). His work in plant protection science has resulted in a Phytopathological Society of Japan Incentive Award that he received in 2017. He is also a current member of the Phytopathological Society of Japan and the American Phytopathological Society. His research topics focus on Plant Defense, Bacterial Pathogenesis, Plant–Pathogen Interactions and Bacterial/Fungal Diseases.