Fri. Oct 27, 2023 4:50 PM - 5:40 PM Room 1: Subaru WEST (Hotel Nikko Tsukuba Annex Bldg.1F)

Chair: Masatoshi Eto (Kyushu University), Hanjong Ahn (University of Ulsan)

Sponsored by Astellas Pharma Inc.

[Masatoshi Eto's Biography]
Masatoshi Eto is a professor and chairman of Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University. He graduated from Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University in 1986 and obtained MD degree. In 1988, he entered to Graduate School, Division of Medical Science, Kyushu University (Department of Immunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation) and obtained Doctor of Medical Science (equivalent to PhD) in 1992. After his residency in Urology at Kyushu University Hospital and clinical fellow at various hospitals, he studied abroad at University of Pittsburgh for 2 years from 1999 to 2001. After studying abroad, he became a lecturer at Kyushu University Hospital. Then he moved to Department of Urology, Kumamoto University as a professor and chairman in 2009. From 2015 to present, he has been a professor and chairman of Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University. In addition, from 2018, he is a director of Department of Advanced Medicine and Innovative Technology, Kyushu University Hospital, and from 2020, he is a vice director of Center for Advanced Medical Innovation, Kyushu University. From 2023, he is a president of JUA.

Speciality and Research Field of Interest
1. Diagnosis and treatment of urological cancers
2. Tumor immunology
3. Urologic surgery (including laparoscopic and robotic surgery)

[Hanjong Ahn's Biography]
Advisory Professor of Asan Medical Center, 2023
Professor / Dept. Urol. University of Ulsan 2000 - 2023
President / Korean Urological Oncology Society 2012-2014
Director / Urologic Cancer Center, Asan Medical Center 2008-2014