Current members

Kentaro Noma

  • 野間 健太郎, KN
  • Associate Professor
  • 2017 April - Present
  • From Kagawa, Japan
  • Loves fishing, drinking, and playing with his daughter
  • Detail


Binta Aleogho

  • Binta Maria Aleogho, BA
  • Technician (Ph.D. candidate, former G30 student)
  • 2020 March - Present
  • From Nigeria
  • Loves cooking, traveling, and hanging out with friends
  • Self-intro video


Rikuou Yokosawa

  • 横澤 陸王, RY
  • D1 student
  • 2020 August - Present
  • From Nagano, Japan
  • Loves black and green
  • BS thesis presentation, 3rd place
  • MS thesis presentation, 2nd place


Ryusei Sone

  • 曽根 琉生, RR
  • M2 student
  • 2021 August - Present
  • From Tokyo, Japan
  • Loves playing games, reading books, and sleeping


Sota Hattori

  • 服部 颯太, HA
  • M1 student
  • 2022 August - Present
  • From Mie, Japan
  • Loves singing


Shiori Ogino

  • 荻野　栞, BM
  • M1 student (G30)
  • 2023 April - Present
  • From Kanagawa, Japan
  • Loves reading, watching movies (especially fantasy and Sci-Fi), and music


Kiri Nishikura

  • 西倉妃里, KR
  • Lab assistant
  • 2024 March - Present
  • From Japan
  • Loves eating, sleeping, and listening to music (CreepHyp)!!


Masako Ishikawa

  • 石川雅子, MI
  • B3 student
  • 2024 September - Present
  • From Nagoya, Japan
  • Loves eating, drinking, swimming, and watching anime


Alumni who made our history

Satoshi Higurashi
SH
Former Megmilk researcher
2017 April - 2019 April
From Japan
Working at Bean Stalk Snow Co., Ltd.

Maiko Ichikawa
Former secretary
2017 September - 2018 June
From Japan
Loves Yoshiki (why not!?)
Helping with medical research at home and taking care of her kids

Cassandra Tan
Ke Hui Cassandra Tan, CT
Former student, BS (G30), MS (G30)
2018 April - 2021 September
From Singapore
Loves Seven-Eleven sweets, snowboarding, and trying new things to do/eat
MS thesis Best Presentation Award (G30 Bio)
Working in the Saheki lab in Singapore

Wei Huang
WH
Former technician
2018 June - 2019 February
From China (or Nishiki, Nagoya)
Loves investment
Working at a biotech company in Japan

Alison Lai
Alison Lok Lai, AL
Former student, BS (G30)
2019 March - 2020 September
From Hong Kong
Loves anime
BS thesis Best Presentation Award (G30 Bio)
Working as a JP customer service

Robin Park
Joo Hyun Park, RP
Former student, BS (G30)
2019 March - 2020 September
From Korea

Sachio Tsukada
塚田 祥雄, ST
Former Megmilk researcher
2019 April - 2021 July
From Japan
Working at Recruit

Pauline Rouillard
Rouillard Pauline Soizic Charline, PR
Former technician
2019 July - 2020 September
From France
Loves cooking, hiking, and reading
Working as a technician in the Emoto lab at The University of Tokyo

Mizuho Mohri
毛利 瑞穂, MM
Former student, MS
2020 April - 2022 March
From Japan
Loves hiking, eating, and drinking Sake
Working at Ajinomoto

Nadia Suryawinata
NG
Former student, BS (G30)
2020 July - 2021 September
From Indonesia
BS thesis Best Presentation Award (G30 Bio)
Doing a Ph.D. student in Dr. Sarkis Mazmanian's lab at CalTech

Yana Al-Hebri
YA
Former student, BS (G30)
2021 March - 2022 September
From Bulgaria
Loves Pokemon, lifting, and memes
A Ph.D. student at New York University

Enkhjin Bayarsaikhan
EB
Former student and technician, BS(G30)
2021 March - 2023 June
From Mongolia
Loves outdoor activities, being out in nature, taking photos, and singing
Working at a company in Japan

Long Ly
LL
Former intern high school student from UWC ISAK
2021 July - 2021 August
From Vietnam
Loves calisthenics, volleyball, and eating
Doing an undergraduate student at Oberlin College

Masaru Tanaka
田中 勝, MT
Former Megmilk researcher
2021 September - 2023 March
From Miyagi, Japan
Loves cats, Sandwich Man (Japanese comedian), and watching baseball games
Working at Megmilk company

Yuto Terada
寺田 悠人, YT
Former student, MS
2022 April - 2024 March
From Aichi, Japan
Loves Pokemon, Mrs. GREEN APPLE, and watching YouTube
Working at Goodman Co., Ltd.

Sawa Okuda
奥田 紗羽, OS
Former lab assistant
2022 September - 2023 September
From Aichi, Japan
Loves painting

Fuka Komatsu
小松 風花, FK
Former lab assistant
2022 October - 2023 March
From Nagano, Japan
Loves reading books and eating

Waddiyah Ahmed
Waddiyah Kauser Ahmed, WA
Former NUPACE student
2022 October - 2023 August
From Manchester, UK
Loves manga, anime, games, eating udon, and collecting plushies

Mariko Tsuji
MS
Former student, BS(G30)
2023 April - 2024 August
From the Philippines
Loves baking pastries, aquascaping, Karaoke, consuming media about personal development, philosophy, and existentialism
Doing a PhD student at Brandeis University in the US

Shivaani Tishadas
TS
Former student, BS(G30)
2023 April - 2024 July
From Malaysia
Loves anime, K-pop, and reading
Doing a Master's student at Karolinska Institute in Sweden