Visiting Research Scientists

Yoshiki Tsubosaka, PhD

Alumni
Alumni
Alumni
Alumni Position
Research Scientist
Alumni Workplace
TEIJIN PHARMA LIMITED; Pharmacology Department
Alumni Period
2018 - 2019

Yoshi is a visiting scientist from Teijin Pharma Limited, in Japan. He is interested in the relationship between metabolic changes and diseases.

 

Lost in translation: Before I came to the US, I had no doubt in my mind that okra was a Japanese word, just like sushi and teriyaki. I think many Japanese people still think so. 

Aslihan Inal

Alumni
Alumni
Alumni
Alumni Position
Master Student
Alumni Workplace
German Cancer Research Center | DKFZ
Alumni Period
2018-2019

Aslihan was born in Istanbul, Turkey. She received her bachelor degree in Genetic and Bioengineering from Istanbul Bilgi University and is currently a 2nd year master student at Heidelberg University and German Cancer Research Center (DFKZ). After 5 months of training in the Spatial Metabolomics group of European Molecular Biology Laboratories (EMBL), she joined the Haigis Lab as a visiting researcher to learn about mitochondrial sirtuins and cancer metabolism.

Alessia Catozzi

Alumni
Alumni
Alumni
Alumni Position
Ph.D Student
Alumni Workplace
Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute
Alumni Period
2017-2018

My focus is on cancer metabolism; specifically, I am interested in the role of fatty acid oxidation in colorectal cancer upon dietary changes and the metabolic enzymes that allow switches in fuel utilisation.

Joris Demmers

Alumni
Alumni
Alumni
Alumni Position
Ph.D Graduate Student
Alumni Workplace
Erasmus MC
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Alumni Period
2017

I am a visiting Master's student working under the mentorship of Dr. Robert van de Ven. I am interested in studying the metabolic alterations that underlie cancer initiation and progression. In addition, I am assisting Robert with his experiments.

Shigeo Hasegawa

Alumni
Alumni
Alumni
Alumni Position
Researcher
Alumni Workplace
CNS Drug Discovery Unit
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome,
Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555
Japan
Alumni Period
2015 - 2016

I'm a visiting scientist from CNS Drug Discovery Unit, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., Japan. I'm interested in the mitochondrial dysfunction in CNS diseases.

Koji Nagasawa

Alumni
Alumni
Alumni
Alumni Position
Principal Scientist
Alumni Workplace
Cardiovascular and Metabolic Drug Discovery Unit
Pharmaceutical Research Division
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.
26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-chome,
Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555
Japan
Alumni Period
2014 - 2016

I'm interested in the mitochondrial dysfunction and metabolic change in human disease.
I'm a visiting scientist from the Cardiovascular and Metabolic Drug Discovery Unit, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd., Japan.