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
  • M2 student
  • 2020 August - Present
  • From Nagano, Japan
  • Loves black and green
  • BS thesis presentation 3rd place


Ryusei Sone

  • 曽根 琉生, RR
  • M1 student
  • 2021 August - Present
  • From Tokyo, Japan
  • Loves playing games, reading books, and sleeping


Yuto Terada

  • 寺田 悠人, YT
  • M2 student
  • 2022 April - Present
  • From Aichi, Japan
  • Loves Pokemon, Mrs. GREEN APPLE, and watching YouTube


Sota Hattori

  • 服部 颯太, HA
  • B4 student
  • 2022 August - Present
  • From Mie, Japan
  • Loves singing


Mariko Tsuji

  • MS
  • B3 student (G30)
  • 2023 April - Present
  • From the Philippines
  • Loves baking pastries, aquascaping, Karaoke, consuming media about personal development, philosophy, and existentialism


Shiori Ogino

  • 荻野　栞, BM
  • B3 student (G30)
  • 2023 April - Present
  • From Kanagawa, Japan
  • Loves reading, watching movies (especially fantasy and Sci-Fi), and music


Shivaani Tishadas

  • TS
  • B3 student (G30)
  • 2023 April - Present
  • From Malaysia
  • Loves anime, K-pop, and reading

Alumni who made our history

Satoshi Higurashi

  • SH
  • Megmilk researcher
  • 2017 April - 2019 April
  • From Japan


Maiko Ichikawa

  • 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
  • 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 at a cosmetic company in Japan


Wei Huang

  • WH
  • Technician
  • 2018 June - 2019 February
  • From China (or Nishiki, Nagoya)
  • Loves investment
  • Working at a company in Japan


Alison Lai

  • Alison Lok Lai, AL
  • 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
  • BS (G30)
  • 2019 March - 2020 September
  • From Korea


Sachio Tsukada

  • 塚田 祥雄, ST
  • Megmilk researcher
  • 2019 April - 2021 July
  • From Japan
  • Loves drinking beer with someone's money
  • Working at Recruit


Pauline Rouillard

  • Rouillard Pauline Soizic Charline, PR
  • Technician
  • 2019 July - 2020 September
  • From France
  • Loves cooking, hiking, and reading
  • A technician in Emoto lab at Tokyo University


Mizuho Mohri

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


Nadia Suryawinata

  • NG
  • BS (G30)
  • 2020 July - 2021 September
  • From Indonesia
  • BS thesis Best Presentation Award (G30 Bio)
  • A Ph.D. student in Dr. Sarkis Mazmanian's lab at CalTech


Yana Al-Hebri

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


Enkhjin Bayarsaikhan

  • EB
  • Technician (former G30 student)
  • 2021 March - 2023 June
  • From Mongolia
  • Loves outdoor activities, being out in nature, taking photos, and singing


Long Ly

  • LL
  • Intern high school student (UWC ISAK)
  • 2021 July - 2021 August
  • From Vietnam
  • Loves calisthenics, volleyball, and eating
  • An undergraduate student at Oberlin College


Masaru Tanaka

  • 田中 勝, MT
  • Megmilk researcher
  • Officially belongs to Neuroscience Institute
  • 2021 September - 2023 March
  • From Miyagi, Japan
  • Loves cats, Sandwich Man (Japanese comedian), and watching baseball games


Sawa Okuda

  • 奥田 紗羽, OS
  • Lab Assistant (B2)
  • 2022 September - 2023 September
  • From Aichi, Japan
  • Loves painting


Fuka Komatsu

  • 小松 風花, FK
  • Lab Assistant (B2)
  • 2022 October - 2023 March
  • From Nagano, Japan
  • Loves reading books and eating


Waddiyah Ahmed

  • Waddiyah Kauser Ahmed, WA
  • NUPACE student (B3)
  • 2022 October - 2023 August
  • From Manchester, UK
  • Loves manga, anime, games, eating udon, and collecting plushies