MESSAGE

Knowing that “you are the only one doing this” gives youconfidence, contributes to the advancement of society, andleads to connections with other researchers. Take on thechallenge of doing research that is unique to you.

Influenced by my mother who loves biology, I loved catching fish in the river and bird watching from a young age. After graduating from elementary school, I started attending a junior and senior high school that took an hour and a half one way from home, so I didn’t have many opportunities to interact with nature. However, I liked science subjects such as physics and chemistry, and even studied the content I would study at university while I was still in high school. After entering university and joining a research lab, I started researching on themes given to me by professors at first, which was an uninteresting environment, but halfway through, I had to face things that didn’t have answers and come up with my own ideas. When my teachers and seniors were interested in what I was doing, I realized that I could do what I wanted, and I thought that being a researcher was right for me. There are trends in research fields and materials depending on the era, and many researchers enter them. Thanks to that, society is developing, but in my opinion, I want to do things that no one else is doing. I would like all students to try things that no one else is doing.