2018: Selected to present at the Second International Space Exploration Forum (ISEF2) side event Student-ISEF
2019: Academic scholar at The Ezoe Memorial Recruit Foundation
2019: Enrolled in Columbia University in the City of New York (Neuroscience and Behavior Major)
2020: Participated in Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship at Columbia
2021: Research intern at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
2021: Received Derek Wittner Internship Fund from Columbia University
2021: Selected for Columbia University’s Psych/Neuro Senior Thesis Advanced Program
2021: Published co-authored neuroscience paper
2022: Accepted to Rockefeller University Chemers Neurstein Summer Undergraduate Research Program
2022: Presenting first-author project at European Society of Cardiology Congress 2022 (Barcelona, Spain)
2023: Graduated from Columbia University with Honors in Neuroscience Major
2023: Started Neuroscience PhD program at New York University

I am interested in investigating molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration, especially focusing on recovery from stroke and neurodegenerative disorders. I aspire to become a researcher who bridges the gap between Japan and the United States through science.