Professor
Yuki Okada

Nationality

Japan

Favorite thing

Carbonated drinks
Visiting large home improvement stores
Non-fiction works (books, films, etc.)

Message

“Truth is stranger than fiction”. Let’s experience together the wonder of life beyond the level of fantasy and the excitement of unraveling it with our own hands!

Assistant Professor
Masashi Hada

Nationality

Japan

Favorite thing

Convenient home appliances, Hydroculture

Message

My research interest is the regulation of sperm chromatin condensation. There are still many unknowns in this area, and I’m tackling them using reproductive engineering and bioinformatics.

JSPS Research Fellowships for Young Scientists (PD)
Shintaro Mise

Nationality

Japan

Favorite thing

Car, Motorcycle

Message

My research interest is intergenerational inheritance. It’s a mystery and very interesting.

D2 (Pharmaceutical Science)
Jianxi Li

Nationality

Shanghai, China

Favorite thing

Delicious food and cute ornaments, Knowledge of the universe and science fiction

Message

Epigenetics is full of inspiration and profound mystery. During spermiogenesis, some histone modifications, which still remained in sperm after the histone-to-protamine replacement, must has some essential function for us to explore.

D1（Department of Veterinary Medical Science）
Chen Zhong

Nationality

China

Favorite thing

Exploring new foods, hiking new mountains, and cuddling with cats!

Message

The mystery of life is fascinating—let’s explore the unknown together!

M2 (Pharmaceutical Science)
Joji Wada

Nationality

Japan

Favorite thing

Melon

Message

I would like to cherish my curiosity and work hard in my study and research.

M1 (Pharmaceutical Science)
Ran Tao

Nationality

Canada

Favorite thing

traveling (experiencing different culture!), hip-hop dancing, board games

Message

Research is like Columbus’ egg, one just needs creativity to figure everything out!

M1 (Pharmaceutical Science)
Yuken Harimoto

Nationality

Japan

Favorite thing

Origami, detective fiction

Message

Following my interests to research science

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Isabella Rathgeb

Nationality

Austria

Favorite thing

Sports like streetlifting, gymnastics, swimming, running, bouldering and skiing Reading

Message

I am very excited to be here, not only in this Lab but also in Tokio! I am very curious and eager to learn new things!

Technical Specialist
Erina Inoue

Favorite thing

Playing and listening to music

Message

I support the generation and maintenance of genetically engineered mice.

Technical Specialist
Yuko Fukuda

Nationality

Japan

Favorite thing

Running, miniature

Message

I support all of member’s work like preparing reagents, subcloning, mice generation and maintenance, FACS sorting, and so on.

Technical Staff
Chizuko Koga

Nationality

Japan

Favorite thing

Chilling

Message

I’m in charge of secretarial work, and sometimes support member’s work.

Technical Staff
Kiyoto Yoshikai

Nationality

Japan

Favorite thing

fighter plane, tank

Message

I’m a rare person. I wish I can help member’s work.
Mice is my friend, there’s nothing to be afraid of.