Tatsuhiko Naito, MD, PhD

Dr. Tatsuhiko Naito is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the New York Genome Center. His research interests center around gaining a deeper understanding of the role of genetic variants in disease pathogenesis, utilizing computational techniques, particularly through the application of machine learning. Before coming to the U.S. for postdoctoral research, Dr. Naito completed an MD and PhD from the University of Tokyo in Japan and has years of experience working as a neurologist before transitioning to research. During his PhD, he developed a novel HLA imputation method using deep learning and applied it to identify associations of HLA with diseases, including Parkinson’s disease. Additionally, Dr. Naito contributed to various human genetic research projects, such as genome-wide association studies. Currently, he is focusing his energy and research experiences on studying the genomics of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, in this new environment to make significant contributions to the understanding of their pathogenesis.