Molecular Cell Biology, Physiology, Medical Science, Cognitive Neuroscience
Country
Japan
Lab Experience
Mammalian cell culture, organoid culture, RNA extraction and quantification (Bioanalyzer 2100), gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE and Western blotting, bacterial transformation, plasmid expansion and extraction, immunohistochemistry, light and fluorescence microscopy, proximity-labeling construct expression and biotinylation, immunoprecipitation
Projects / Research
2026: Bachelor’s Thesis: "Optimization and Establishment of a Proximity-Specific Ribosome Profiling Technique in an Intestinal Context", Silva Lab, University Medical Center Utrecht
2025: Summer Internship "Investigating the efficacy of ECM composition on the differentiation of iPSC-derived Muscle Stem Cells", Center of iPSC Research and Application, Sakurai Lab, Kyoto University
Scholarships / Awards
2026 – 2027:
Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS
My interest in molecular biology budded from the fascination with the idea that organisms are governed by molecular particles and arise from the principle of emergent properties. Through the research projects I have undertaken so far, I have become increasingly intrigued by mitochondrial biology – particularly its dynamic roles in sensing and adapting to environmental stress in the short and long terms, and whether such adaptations may facilitate an altered epigenetic landscape. In Göttingen, I hope to gain a deeper and broader understanding of molecular biology, possibly with a focus on mitochondria, while also expanding my scientific toolbox to be able to explore these topics independently. Inspired as well by the translational potential of molecular biology research in designing novel therapeutic approaches – which I witnessed at the Center of iPSC Research and Application firsthand – I hope to understand the effects of molecular processes not only at the cellular level but also across higher organizational levels. Ultimately, I aspire to contribute to research that can promote health at an organismal level.
