Hideaki Kinugasa, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Okayama University Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Research area: Gastroenterology. The goal is to improve colorectal cancer mortality with basic research mainly on molecular biological approaches to carcinogenesis and cancer progression, translational research mainly on liquid biopsy as a biomarker for screening, surveillance, and monitoring, and clinical trials mainly on artificial intelligence in endoscopy and endoscopic treatment of colorectal tumors. The number of academic journals: 93. The number of international academic conference speeches: 26. The number of citations: 1537. Google Scholar's H-index: 21. Awards: Okayama University Hospital Academic Award, UEGW Clinical Grant Award. Professional associations' membership: American Gastroenterology Association (AGA), The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society. I have reviewed the following academic journals: British journal of cancer, Hepatology, Journal of gastroenterology, Clinical journal of gastroenterology, Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, Digestion, Internal medicine, Cancers, Theranostics, Endoscopy international open, Cancer science, International journal of cancer, Cancer medicine, Plos one and so on. The goal is to improve gastrointestinal cancer mortality. My main professional skills are management skills and problem-solving skills. My hobby is running marathons.