Biography — Yohei Sato, M.D., Ph.D. Specially Appointed Professor, University of Fukui Dr. Yohei Sato is a physician–scientist whose research integrates molecular immunology and translational medicine to elucidate disease mechanisms and develop innovative therapeutic strategies. He earned his M.D. (2008) and Ph.D. in Medicine (2016) from Jikei University School of Medicine in Tokyo, Japan. Following his doctoral studies, he joined the Department of Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he served as a visiting instructor, postdoctoral fellow, and later as Instructor. Dr. Sato’s research centers on advancing cell- and gene-based therapeutic approaches for immune-mediated diseases. He is particularly recognized for pioneering a strategy to regulate autoimmunity through the generation of regulatory T cell–like (Treg-like) cells engineered by FOXP3 gene transfer. His interdisciplinary work bridges pediatrics, genetics, molecular biology, and immunology, with the overarching goal of translating mechanistic insights into clinically relevant interventions. At the University of Fukui, Dr. Sato leads efforts to uncover the principles of tissue immunology, focusing on mucosal autoimmunity and allergic inflammation, and to identify novel molecular pathways that can be targeted for next-generation immunotherapies.