Prof. Yukari Egashira is a specialist in nutritional biochemistry and in food science. Her research is focused on the relationship between the anti-inflammatory effects of non-digestible polysaccharides and intestinal bacteria. She also studies the tryptophan metabolism. Her contribution has been accepted by international journals which include : J of Nutrition, British J of Nutrition, European J of Nutrition, Life Sciences and etc. She received Japanese Society of Food Chemistry's Incentive Award for her study on the tryptophan metabolism. She won the Society Award from the Japanese Association for dietary Fiber Research for her research on the preventive mechanism of dietary fiber against dyslipidemia and inflammation.