**About the Editor**

**Yoshiaki Nomura**, DDS, PhD, was Professor of Department of Translational Research, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, when editing this book. He is professor of International Photocatalyst Research Institute, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, He graduated from Tokyo Medical and Dental University, then went on to complete his doctorate at the Medical Graduate Course of Medical Research Institute of Tokyo Medical and Dental University. He joined the department of molecular and cell biology at the medical research institute of Tokyo Medical and Dental University and Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Institute of Infectious diseases, Japan. He worked as a lecturer at the Department of Preventive dentistry and public health, then, Director of Section of Oral Health Technology, Department of Oral Health National Institute of Public Health, Japan. He specializes in statistical modeling, molecular biology, and bioinformatics. He has more than 130 publications in peer-reviewed international journals (h-index 31).
