Kuniaki Sato

Kuniaki Sato is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Diego, affiliated with the School of Pharmacology. His research focuses on cancer biology, particularly mechanisms underlying tumor progression and therapeutic resistance in head and neck, colorectal, gastric, and melanoma cancers.

• Institution: University of California, San Diego
• School: School of Pharmacology
• Academic Rank: Visiting Assistant Professor

Dr. Sato’s work explores YAP/TAZ signaling pathways, genomic drivers in solid tumors, and metabolic reprogramming in cancer cells. His studies employ single-cell sequencing, CRISPR screens, and clinical cohort analyses to identify therapeutic vulnerabilities and biomarkers.

Recent publications highlight trends in oncogenic signaling, cancer metabolism, and immune evasion mechanisms. Key contributions include identifying synthetic lethal interactions in CDK4/6 inhibitor resistance, characterizing YAP-driven tumor reprogramming, and elucidating driver genes in pancreatic and gastric cancers.