Dr. Shibata specializes in gastroenterology and his responsibilities include managing the biobank, coordinating translational research, conducting clinical work and doing interviews with clinicians to find out if there are any unmet scientific needs to be resolved at bedside. In addition, Dr. Shibata conducts his own research for gastrointestinal cancer by using mice cancer models and clinical samples to develop cures for those diseases. Dr. Shibata worked at Columbia University Medical Center as a postdoctoral research scientist. He holds a PhD in Gastroenterology from the University of Tokyo and an MD from Yamagata University.