Professor Kazuyoshi Ishigaki

PRESENT POSITION

Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Keio University School of Medicine
Team Leader, Laboratory for Human Immunogenetics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2024-present

Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Keio University School of Medicine

2021-present

Team Leader, Laboratory for Human Immunogenetics (RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences)

1. QTL analysis using genome editing
2. Single cell transcriptome analysis
3. TCR repertoire and HLA gene polymorphisms

2018-2021

Research Fellow, The Raychaudhuri Lab (Harvard Medical School, Brigham And Women’s Hospital, Broad Institute, USA)

1. TCR repertoire and HLA gene polymorphisms
2. Functional annotations and PRS
3. Regulatory T cell TCR repertoire
4. Single cell eQTL analysis

2016-2018

Research Fellow, Statistical Analysis Team (RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences)

1. Rheumatoid arthritis GWAS
2. GWAS of 44 diseases in Biobank Japan

2014-2016

Research Fellow, Laboratory for Autoimmune Diseases (RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences)

1. eQTL analysis using immune cells
2. Gene expression analysis of immune cells from peripheral blood of systemic lupus erythematosus patients
3. Epigenome analysis of synovial cells from rheumatoid arthritis patients

HONORS AND AWARDS

2018

Research Encouragement Award (Japan College of Rheumatology)

2017

Research Encouragement Award (Japan Society for Bone and Mineral Research)