معرفی
Kai Shimagaki is a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on HIV-1 evolution, coevolutionary processes between viruses and antibodies, and quantitative analysis of genetic interactions. He holds a Ph.D. from Sorbonne University (formerly Pierre et Marie Curie University), where his work centered on protein structure prediction and pathogen-immune system interactions.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Computational Biology, Sorbonne University
Research Interests:
- Quantitative analysis of viral evolution and immune system dynamics
- Computational modeling of fitness landscapes and epistasis
- Development of algorithms for deep mutational scanning and protein sequence analysis
Publications Overview: Recent work emphasizes HIV evolution modeling, epistasis detection, and computational tools for genetic fitness prediction. Key methods include Bézier interpolation, Boltzmann machine models, and higher-order covariance analysis.
Scientific Awards: None listed.
Advising & Funding: Supported by the Honjo International Scholarship Foundation during his Ph.D. No current advising roles noted.
Labs/Teams: Affiliation details not specified in text.
