I want to be a pioneering researcher who will lead stem cell biology.

Shota Aiba

D3 (of D5) in 2020
Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology and Developmental Immunology(Prof. Takeshi Nagasawa)

Q. Where is your favorite place at FBS?

A. It is the mouse room. It is quiet, and it is a place where I feel calm.

Q. What made you interested in your current research theme?

A. When I was an undergraduate student, I studied the biology of spermatogonial stem cell and spermatogenesis. Then I got interested in the microenvironment, called niche that maintain stem cell.

Advice to applicants to the graduate school of FBS

In FBS, we have many opportunities to learn a variety of research topics since we have many research leaders who are active independently in the wide range of research field.