Dr. Junichi Sadoshima graduated from Kyushu University School of Medicine in Fukuoka, Japan, and received his MD and PhD degrees in 1990. He is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. His research focuses on elucidating the molecular mechanisms of cardiovascular disease, with particular emphasis on autophagy, Hippo signaling, and redox-sensitive signaling pathways.

Dr. Sadoshima has received numerous honors for his contributions to cardiovascular research, including first prizes in the American Heart Association (AHA) Katz Basic Science Research Prize (1995) and AHA Cardiovascular Research Prize (2001), the International Society for Heart Research (ISHR) Janice Pfeffer Distinguished Lecture Award (2010), the AHA Thomas W. Smith Memorial Lecture Award (2014), the AHA Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Distinguished Achievement Award (2017), the AHA Merit Award (2020), and the ISHR Peter Harris Distinguished Scientist Award (2026). He is an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Dr. Sadoshima serves as a Section Editor for Autophagy, Deputy Editor of the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. He previously served as the North American Coordinator of the Leducq Transatlantic Network of Excellence focused on autophagy in cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Sadoshima is deeply committed to mentoring and training the next generation of cardiovascular scientists. His trainees have received numerous prestigious honors, including the AHA Katz Basic Research Prize (2008, 2013, and 2017) and the AHA Melvin L. Marcus Young Investigator Award (2003 and 2013), reflecting his longstanding commitment to fostering scientific excellence and developing future leaders in cardiovascular research.