Hi, I’m
Saya Satoh
Immunologist
Bonn
Summary
Immunology scientist with research experience in immune-mediated diseases, focusing on immune dysregulation, loss of self-tolerance, and tissue inflammation. Strong background in cellular immunology and collaborative research environments.
Overview
7
years of professional experience
1
Certification
3
Languages
Work History
University Hospital Bonn
Scientist
04.2025 - Current
Job overview
- Leading and supporting follow-up studies and translational applications stemming from Ph.D. research projects
- Supervised and trained Master and early-Ph.D. students
University Hospital Bonn
Research Assistant
04.2019 - 09.2019
Job overview
- Organized animal facilities and established platforms for in vivo and ex vivo experiments in a newly established laboratory
Education
University of BonnBonn, Germany
Ph.D. from Clinical Immunology
02-2026
University Overview
- Mechanisms of tissue inflammation in autoimmune lupus nephritis
- Regulation of cytokine signaling by sex hormone receptors in myeloid and T cells in autoimmune colitis
Kyoto UniversityKyoto, Japan
Master of Science from Life Sciences
03.2019
Hokkaido UniversityHokkaido, Japan
Master of Science from Analytical Chemistry
03.2017
Skills
Research and experiments
Research and publication
Laboratory techniques
Immunological assays
Certification
• Laboratory Animal Science (LAS) course, FELASA
Timeline
Scientist
University Hospital Bonn
04.2025 - Current
• Laboratory Animal Science (LAS) course, FELASA
08-2019
Research Assistant
University Hospital Bonn
04.2019 - 09.2019
University of Bonn
Ph.D. from Clinical Immunology
Kyoto University
Master of Science from Life Sciences
Hokkaido University
Master of Science from Analytical Chemistry
Publications
- Satoh, S., Tan, Y.B., Heil, B., Yamada, S., Schuette, V., Phang, C., Tang, C., Tsukamoto, Y., Higuchi, T., Fujita, T., Behrendt, R., Schlee, M., Luo, D., & Kato, H. (2025). Local activation of mutant RIG-I by non-coding Y-RNA in the kidney triggers lethal nephritis. Science Immunology, 10.
- Abu Tayeh, A., Funabiki, M., Shimizu, S., Satoh, S., Sumin, L., Iwakura, Y., Kato, H., & Fujita, T. (2021). Psoriasis-like skin disorder in transgenic mice expressing a RIG-I Singleton-Merten syndrome variant. International Immunology, 33 (4).
- Emralino, F. L., Satoh, S., Sakai, N., Takami, M., Takeuchi, F., Yan, N., Rutsch, F., Fujita, T., & Kato, H. (2022). Double-Strand RNA Induces Mortality in an MDA5-Mediated Type I Interferonopathy Model. The Journal of Immunology, 209 (11).
- Kira, A., Tatsutomi, I., Saito, K., Murata, M., Hattori, I., Kajita, H., Muraki, N., Oda, Y., Satoh, S., Tsukamoto, Y., Kimura, S., Onoue, K., Yonemura, S., Arakawa, S., Kato, H., Hirashima, T., & Kawane, K. (2023). Apoptotic extracellular vesicle formation via local phosphatidylserine exposure drives efficient cell exit. Developmental Cell, 58 (14).
- Ohto, T., Tayeh, A. A., Nishikomori, R., Abe, H., Hashimoto, K., Baba, S., Arias-Loza, P. A., Soda, N., Satoh, S., Matsuda, M., Iizuka, Y., Kondo, T., Koseki, Y., Yan, N., Higuchi, T., Fujita, T., & Kato, H. (2022). Intracellular virus sensor MDA5 mutation develops autoimmune myocarditis and nephritis. Journal of Autoimmunity, 127.
References
- Prof. Hiroki Kato, hkato@uni-bonn.de, University of Bonn, Germany
- Prof. Takashi Fujita, fujita.takashi.86@st.kyoto-u.ac.jp, Kyoto University, Japan
- Prof. Manabu Tokeshi, tokeshi@eng.hokudai.ac.jp, Hokkaido University, Japan