Tatsuo Kanda, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Uonuma Institute of Community Medicine, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Minamiuonuma (949-7302), Japan & Department of General Medicine, Uonuma Kikan Hospital, Minamiuonuma (949-7302), Japan. Tatsuo Kanda received a medical degree in 1991 at Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan, and his PhD in 1999 at Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. He had post-doctor training for 3 years under Prof. Ratna Ray and Prof. Ranjit Ray at Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, United States. In Dec. 2008, Tatsuo Kanda became a Tenure-track Associate Professor at Department of Medicine and Clinical Oncology, Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. In Feb. 2013, Tatsuo Kanda was nominated a permanent Associate Professor at Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. In Aug. 2017, Tatsuo Kanda moved to Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine as Associate Professor. In Apr. 2024, Tatsuo Kanda moved to Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Uonuma Institute of Community Medicine, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Minamiuonuma, Japan & Department of General Medicine, Uonuma Kikan Hospital, Minamiuonuma, Japan. For more than 30 years, he has focused his scientific interests on the topics related to liver diseases including acute liver failure, viral hepatitis and the control of hepatitis A, B, C and E virus infection. With his expertise in antiviral therapies and hepatitis virus research, Tatsuo Kanda also sees a lot of patients in daily clinical practice. Tatsuo Kanda has published more than 350 articles in the the peer-reviewed Journals. Tatsuo Kanda has been an Editorial Board, World Journal of Gastroenterology, an Associate Editor, Hepatology International, an Academic Editor, PLoS One, and other position. Awards: Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver, 14th Biennial Conference, Young Investigator Award, Dec. 2004; American Society for Virology 2006 Postdoctoral Fellow Travel Award, Jul. 2007; Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) Appreciation Award, Nov. 2019; APASL 2024 Powell-Sarin Achievement Award, Mar. 2024.