Kotaro Tanaka

Kotaro Tanaka

2017: Toronto District School Board Gifted Program
2018: Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (Grand Honors)
2018: Gifu University, Graduate School of Applied Biological Sciences Lab Visit
2018: School of Science, Nagoya University Ecology Group Visit
2019: South Ehime Fisheries Research Center Lab Visit
2019: Mathematica Contest Certificate of Distinction
2019: Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth program (Forensic Science)
2020: Visited Laboratory of Animal Ecology at Kyoto University
2020: Member of The Knowledge Society (Foundation Program)
2021: Member of The Knowledge Society (Innovate Program)
2022: University of Toronto, Department of Biological Sciences Thiele Lab Visit
2022: Gifu University, Graduate School of Applied Biological Sciences Lab Visit & Presentation
2022: National Institute of Genetics, Molecular and Developmental Biology Lab Visit
2023: Johns Hopkins University CTY program (Engineering Design/Zoology)
2023: Member of The Knowledge Society (Innovative Program)
2024: Accepted to Global Talent Mentoring Program
2024: Johns Hopkins University CTY program (Electrical Engineering)
2024: Internship at Lab of Animal Developmental Engineering at Gifu University

I LOVE ANIMALS! Animals are Super Smart!
Same as Charles Darwin, I’ve been amazed at the adaptation mechanisms of animals. Even they have NO textbook or NO Google, they know how to survive in their constantly-changing wild habitats. They might have better ideas than us humans. We could get some advice from them if we can communicate with animals. So someday I WANT TO TALK WITH THEM!!! To achieve my goal, I want to learn! I want to learn from experiences. I want to listen to more professors and researchers. I want to visit natural habitats all over the world and watch them with my eyes!
Now it’s time to forget about our EGO and start being ECO to develop a better, sustainable relationship with animals. As a member of living creatures on this planet, we should use our intelligence and technology with good hearts. I believe our generation can make it happen and I’m ready to follow my passion! And eventually…..I will talk with ANIMALS.