Fuminori Tanizawa

Undergraduate Student

Harvey Mudd College

Biography

Hi! I’m Fumi, a senior at Harvey Mudd majoring in Computational Biology with a passion for molecular immunology and infectious diseases.

I’ve built a strong computational foundation in evolutionary and epidemiological modeling, along with hands-on lab experience through internships at Scripps Research, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, and the National University of Singapore.

Through the liberal arts education, my concentration in Environmental Analysis has deepened my understanding of infectious diseases from an social justice perspective. I am eager to engage in pathological research and am committed to finding practical sciences for those most affected by these diseases.

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New! (2024-11-21)

Thrilled to announce I’ve been awarded a full-ride scholarship for my PhD (2025–2027) from the Ezoe Memorial Foundation Academic Scholarship, renewable annually through 2029–2030.

Interests

Molecular Immunology
Immune Evasion
Parasitology

Education

BSc in Computational Biology, 2025(Expected; GPA 3.9/4.0)
Harvey Mudd College

Publications

Fuminori Tanizawa, Hiroyuki Takemoto (2021). Sleep contributes to preference for novel food odours in Drosophila melanogaster. Scientific Reports - Nature.

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Research Experience

For more details, please refer to my CV.

Senior Thesis Researcher

Harvey Mudd College

Aug 2024 – Present Claremont, California

Mitochondrial proteostasis abd Innate immunity of Drosophila melanogaster at Hur Lab.

Summer Research Internship

Johns Hopkins University

May 2024 – Aug 2024 Baltimore, Maryland

Molecular Immunology of Trypanosome brucei at Mugnier Lab

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Harvey Mudd College

Sep 2023 – May 2024 Claremont, California

Molecular Immunology of Trypanosome brucei at Schulz Lab

Summer Research Internship

Scripps Research

May 2023 – Aug 2023 San Diego, California

Molecular genomics of Caenorhabditis elegans at Srinivasan Lab

CS Research Mentorship Program

Google Research

Jan 2023 – Apr 2023 Online

Bioinformatics under Albert Cohen, Ph.D.

Summer Research Internship

National University of Singapore

May 2022 – Aug 2022 Singapore, Singapore

Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Bicyclus anynana at Monteiro Lab

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Harvey Mudd College

Sep 2021 – Feb 2022 Claremont, California

Biophysics of Cone Snail at PoSM Lab

High-school Visiting Researcher

Shizuoka University

Jul 2018 – Mar 2021 Shizuoka, Japan

Behavioral Biology of Drosophila melanogaster under Hiroyuki Takemoto, Ph.D.
First-author on the publication titled “Sleep Contributes to Preference for Novel Food Odours in Drosophila melanogaster” on Scientific Reports.

Accomplishments

Fellowships

As of Aug 2024

2024. Johns Hopkins University BSI-SIP Fellowship
Selected as a summer internship scholarship recipient for my research at Johns Hopkins University Medical School in 2024
2023. Ben Huppe ’14 Memorial Internship for a Sustainable World
Selected as a summer internship scholarship recipient for my research at Scripps Research in 2023
2022. National University of Singapore Amgen Scholars Fellowship
Selected as a summer internship scholarship recipient for my research at National University of Singapore in 2022
2018-Present. Masason Foundation
Selected as one of the most talented 51 young scholars under 25 years old in Japan by the foundation supported by Masayoshi Son, the CEO of Softbank ($35K max./year)
2021-Present. Tadashi Yanai Foundation
Selected as a full scholarship recipient for a foundation supported by Tadashi Yanai, the CEO of Uniqlo ($95K/year)
2021-2023. John and Miyoko Davey Foundation
Selected as one of the most talented studying-abroad undergraduates in Japan by a foundation supported by Miyoko Davey, an art collector in New York City.

Awards

As of Aug 2024

2024-05-31 Dean’s List (Fall 2023 & Spring 2024), Harvey Mudd College (USA)
2023-05-31 Dean’s List (Fall 2022 & Spring 2023), Harvey Mudd College (USA)
2022-05-31 Dean’s List (Fall 2021 & Spring 2022), Harvey Mudd College (USA)
2020-11-15 Grand Prize Winner, Minister of Education, Science and Technology Award, Japan Science and Technology Agency National High School Student Research Conference (Japan)
2020-08-26 Grand Prize Winner, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Award, National High School Student Biology Summit Competition (Japan)

Conference Presentations

As of Aug 2024

2024-07-25 2024 C.A.R.E.S. Symposium (Baltimore MA, Poster)
2022-08-04 Amgen Scholars Asia Symposium (Singapore, Poster)
2020-07-28 Animal Behavior Society (USA, Oral)
2020-09-16 Biophysical Society of Japan(Japan, Poster)

Srinivasan Lab

The Scripps Research Institue (La Jolla, CA/ Summer 2023)

Srinivasan Lab

The Scripps Research Institue (La Jolla, CA/ Summer 2023)

Srinivasan Lab

The Scripps Research Institue (La Jolla, CA/ Summer 2023)

Mugnier Lab