Masaru Tanaka, M.D., Ph.D. is a Senior Research Fellow in the Danube Neuroscience Research Laboratory, HUN-REN-SZTE Neuroscience Research Group, Hungarian Research Network, University of Szeged (HUN-REN-SZTE). His scientific interests include depression anxiety, dementia pain, their comorbid nature, and translational research in neurological diseases and psychiatric disorders. He is the author of six books and over 95 papers in peer-reviewed journals and ranked D1 in the global publication rankings. His articles have been ranked in the top 99.9 citation percentile in various fields. Not only did he win the Best Paper Award, but he was also named Best Reviewer of the Month. He is an editorial board member of Biomedicines, Biomolecules & Biomedicine, and Frontiers in Neuroscience, among others. He obtained a PhD in Medicine and an MD in general Medicine from the University of Szeged, and a bachelor's’ degree in Biophysics from the university of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
