Yu Sato

Yu Sato is a JSPS Research Fellow in Conservation Genetics and Genomics at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh. His work focuses on applying genetic and genomic tools to wildlife conservation challenges, particularly for endangered avian species.

• PhD from Kyoto University (2018)

Research interests center on integrating in-situ (wild) and ex-situ (captive) conservation strategies, with a focus on population structure analysis, genetic differentiation, and adaptation to local environments. Recent work investigates European golden eagle populations using whole-genome resequencing data.

He received the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellowship to support his post-doctoral research at Edinburgh.