Dr.TomoyasuSugiyamagraduatedfromTohokuUniversityin1997,receivedanM.S.degreefromNaraInstituteofScienceandTechnologyin1999andobtainedaPh.D.degreefromOsakaUniversityin2003.AfterhispostdoctoraltrainingasaVisitingFellowattheNationalCancerInstitute/NationalInstitutesofHealth(USA)from2003to2007,heledhisowngroupatTsukubaUniversity(Japan)from2008to2013.HecontinuedhisresearchatNCI/NIHasaResearchFellowpriortojoiningShanghaiTechUniversityasanAssistantProfessorinAug2017