Takaaki Sato currently works at the Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. He does research in Neuroscience. His current project is 'Olfactory information processing system in mice and humans to establish a standardized scale for odors and identification of urinary volatile biomarkers for prostate and bladder cancers'. He previously analyzed genomic sequences of SARS-CoV-2 viruses for classification and mutant transitions.