Tomokazu S Sumida, MD, PhD
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Biography
Dr. Tomokazu Sumida received his MD from Chiba University School of Medicine in Japan in 2004 and completed two years of residency, followed by two years of fellowship in cardiology. He practiced as a cardiologist in Japan before obtaining his PhD in 2012 studying the interface between the immune system and cardiovascular disease. To learn basic and translational immunology, he joined the lab of Dr. David Hafler at Yale in 2015 as a postdoctoral fellow. His research focus is mainly on understanding molecular mechanisms that drive T cell dysfunction, especially regulatory T cells, in human diseases by using cutting-edge technologies (i.e. Single-cell multi-omics, ATAC-seq, CRISPR gene editing/regulation). He was appointed as an assistant professor of neurology in 2020.
Education & Training
- InstructorYale School of Medicine (2020)
- Associate Research ScientistYale School of Medicine (2019)
- Post doctoral AssociateYale School of Medicine (2017)
- Postdoctoral fellowshipYale School of Medicine (2016)
- PhDChiba University, Graduate School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2012)
- MDChiba University, School of Medicine (2004)
Activities
- Interferons in Acute Viral Disease - Friend or FoeWashington, DC, United States 2022Viral Infections & Inflammation Workshop 2022
- Integrated Multi-Omics Profiling of Foxp3+ Regulatory T cells Identify Dysfunctional Program in Multiple SclerosisTokyo, Tokyo, Japan 2022Cell Physiology Seminar
- Dynamic gene regulatory network of IFN-beta response in human T cellsBoston, MA, United States 2019FOCIS 2019
- Wnt Signaling Links High Salt and Proinflammatory Signature in TregBoston, MA, United States 2016FOCIS
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Harry Weaver Scholar Awards | NMSS | 2023 |
Race to Erase MS Young Investigator Award | Race to Erase MS | 2020 |
MSD Life Science Foundation Research Fellowship | MSD | 2016 |
LEGEND Study Abroad Grant | BioLegend and Tomy Digital Biology | 2015 |
Uehara Memorial Foundation Research Fellowship | Uehara Memorial Foundation | 2015 |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists | , MEXT/JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 26870141 | 2014 |
Early Career Investigator Travel Awards | International Society for Heart Research | 2013 |
Departments & Organizations
- Hafler Lab
- Program for Neuroinflammation