Hiroto Tsuboi graduated from the University of Tsukuba School of Medicine in March 2002 and completed his doctoral studies in Clinical Immunology at the university’s Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences in March 2011. He has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including the International Workshop Award from the Japan College of Rheumatology (2009), the Young Investigator’s Award from the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine (2010), and the Young Investigator’s Award from the Japanese Society for Sjögren’s Syndrome (2011). His international recognition includes the Tadamitsu Kishimoto International Travel Award from the Japanese Society for Immunology (2012). He was also honored with the Young Investigator’s Award from the Japan College of Rheumatology again in 2017, the Excellent Paper Award from the Japanese Society for Clinical Rheumatology and Related Research in 2018, and most recently, the Japanese Society for Sjögren’s Syndrome Award in 2023. From 1994 to 1997, he also served as a research fellow at Stanford University, further enriching his academic and clinical expertise.