About
🧬 Basic Information
- Name: Satoko Namba
- From: Ohda City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
- Affiliation 1: Institute for Advanced Research (IAR), Nagoya University / Young Leaders Cultivation (YLC) Designated Assistant Professor
- Affiliation 1: Department of Complex Systems Science, Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University / Young Leaders Cultivation (YLC) Designated Assistant Professor
- Specialty: AI-based drug discovery and target repositioning
- Hobbies: Research, piano, drawing, photography, and other artistic/creative activities
🎓 Education
- Mar. 2024 Ph.D. (Computer Science), Kyushu Institute of Technology
(early completion in 2 years; standard duration: 3 years) - Mar. 2022 M.S. (Computer Science), Kyushu Institute of Technology
- Mar. 2020 B.S. (Biomedical Sciences), Kyushu University
🧪 Research & Work Experience
- Apr. 2026 - present Young Leaders Cultivation (YLC) Designated Assistant Professor, Institute for Advanced Research (IAR), Nagoya University
- Apr. 2026 - present Young Leaders Cultivation (YLC) Designated Assistant Professor, Department of Complex Systems Science, Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University,
- Apr. 2025 – Mar. 2026 JSPS PD Fellow, Department of Complex Systems Science, Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University
- Apr. 2024 – Mar. 2025 JSPS PD (transitioned from DC1) Fellow, Department of Complex Systems Science, Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University
- Apr. 2022 – Mar. 2024 JSPS DC1 Fellow @ Kyushu Institute of Technology
🌍 Academic Societies
International
- International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB)
Domestic (Japan)
- Japanese Society for Bioinformatics (JSBI)
- The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
- The Japanese Pharmacological Society
💻 Skills & Tools
- Python / R / Git
- Omics data analysis (bulk & single-cell)
- Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence
🙇Acknowledgements
I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Professor Yoshihiro Yamanishi at Nagoya University, who kindly welcomed me into his laboratory despite my background in a different field, and guided me from the ground up to become a bioinformatics researcher.
I am also deeply thankful to Associate Professor Michio Iwata at Kyushu Institute of Technology, whose generous and thoughtful mentorship has always supported me.
I sincerely appreciate the contributions of my co-authors, lab members, and the many professors who provided valuable guidance during my doctoral studies.