Dr. Kato received his Ph.D. in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences from Kumamoto University in Japan. He performed his post-doctoral training at Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute in New Mexico and at Temple University School of Medicine Lung Center, under the mentorship of Dr. Kwang Chul Kim, a pioneer in the field of airway mucin biology. Dr. Kato trained a number of research fellows and managed center projects, which resulted in several publications in peer-reviewed journals, including original research and review articles as well as a book chapter.