Akiko Y.

I’m a bilingual (Japanese-English) researcher and strategist with over 7 years of experience in genomics, health tech, and consumer insight. I specialize in transforming complex scientific research and market data into clear, strategic outputs for startups, healthcare companies, and global teams. As a founding team member of Genomelink—a Y Combinator-backed DNA testing startup—I led projects such as Weekly Traits, the Ancient Bloodline Report, and YourRoots. My role involved scientific curation, UX content planning, and trait algorithm design. I also contributed to nutrition, wellness, and sports DNA reports, and helped structure the Covid-19 Open Biobank Project. I was also accepted as a postdoctoral researcher at Japan’s National Institute of Genetics to serve as a DDBJ (DNA Data Bank of Japan) curator. Although I did not formally join, eight professors and senior scientists evaluated my expertise as equivalent to a PhD-level researcher. My core strengths: - Market research for genomics, digital health, and Femtech - Scientific writing and consumer DNA content creation - Japanese-English translation and localization - B2C product research, Science logic design, and report development I communicate clearly, work fast, and deliver bilingual outputs with scientific accuracy and business value. If you need someone who can connect research and strategy across cultures, I’d love to collaborate with you.