Chisato, originally from Tokyo, Japan, earned her Bachelor (Bachelor of Sc and Master degree in 2022 from Waseda University, where her research centered on Tau protein dynamics in neurons derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells. In the winter of 2024, she joined the Dikic group at the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics in Frankfurt through the IMPRS-CBP program. Her current research focuses on elucidating protein quality control mechanisms within neuronal projections.