2012 – 2014: Tohoku University EEGS (Exploring Germination and Growth program for young Scientists) 4th Gen
2018 – 2019: Studied abroad at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
2017: Received the Certificate of Excellence at the U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH) Joint Symposium
2014: Developed dye-sensitizing solar cells that utilized hydrangea – placed second in the energy and transportation category of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2014, won the CERN Special Award and the American Chemical Society Award, minor planet 31439 was named “Mieyamanaka” by MIT
2022 -: University of California San Francisco Gladstone Institutes Visiting Researcher

Having experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake in my hometown of Miyagi Prefecture, I deeply realized the value of life and developed a strong desire to conduct research that can benefit people. Since my first year of high school, I have been dedicated to unraveling the mechanisms of gene mutations and metastasis in lung cancer and pancreatic cancer within the medical field. Currently, my research primarily focuses on investigating the causes of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, with a particular emphasis on energy metabolism.