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Tanigawa Lab Spring 2026 social

Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

We had a social gathering to celebrate the near completion of the Spring 2026 quarter at Tuk Tuk Thai in Sawtelle.

We celebrated recent accomplishments, including passing written qualifying exams and an upcoming MS graduation. It was also a chance to spend time together outside regular research activities and mark the close of another productive quarter.

Yosuke received Early Career Award from Japan Science and Technology Agency

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Yosuke received a JST PRESTO award from the , one of Japan’s core public funding bodies for promoting scientific research.

Similar to the U.S. National Science Foundation’s CAREER award program, the PRESTO awards recognize high potential in early-career scientists. This year’s awards, announced Sept. 18 by the agency, include a three-and-a-half year, $200,000 grant to support Yosuke’s research.

Read the full announcement on the .

Joining UCLA as Assistant Professor in Bioengineering

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Yosuke Tanigawa joined UCLA as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering in July 2025.

The lab studies disease heterogeneity from computational and statistical perspectives. We work to understand why individuals differ in disease onset, progression, and treatment response.

Before joining UCLA, Yosuke trained at the MIT Computational Biology Lab with Manolis Kellis. He completed his PhD in Biomedical Informatics at Stanford University, where he worked with Manuel Rivas and Gill Bejerano.