Biography

I was born and raised in Okayama, Japan. One of my favorite childhood memories is drinking amazake, a traditional Japanese sweet fermented drink, with my grandmother at a shrine during winter. Perhaps this sparked my interest in fermentation.

In high school, I became interested in brewing beer, sake, and wine. I later studied agricultural chemistry at Okayama University and joined the Moriya Laboratory, where I learned yeast genetics and genome-wide screening approaches. This inspired me to develop the TGN method to expand the application of genomic library-based screening.

Through this research, I identified Pac2, a protein involved in heat tolerance in fission yeast, and became interested in understanding its mechanism. In 2025, I met Jessica from the Landry Laboratory in Japan and learned about her deep mutational scanning (DMS) approach. This encounter inspired me to join the Landry Laboratory for a research internship in September 2026.

Research interests

My research interests include yeast genetics, functional genomics, and genome-wide screening methods. I am particularly interested in understanding the mechanisms of environmental stress tolerance and how mutations affect protein function.