Sadao Ota has extensive experience in the fields of biophotonics, microfluidics, and systems biology, currently serving as Associate Professor at The University of Tokyo since April 2018. Ota leads the networked biophotonics and microfluidics group and directs laboratories for systems biology and medicine at RCAST, U-Tokyo. As a co-founder and CTO of Thinkcyte Inc. since 2016, Ota has been instrumental in advancing technology in the industry. Prior roles include being a Sakigake scholar at the Japanese Science and Technology Agency and Assistant Professor at The University of Tokyo. Ota completed a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on applied physics at the University of California, Berkeley, where research concentrated on optics, microfluidics, and biotechnology.
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