My gratitude for people and opportunities

Kenta Imai

Completed Ph.D. program in March 2016
Laboratory of Intracellular Membrane Dynamics (Prof. Tamotsu Yoshimori)

I think that for many students, the main purpose of going on to graduate school is to develop the ability to conduct meaningful research. If so, I recommend you to study at the Graduate School of FBS for two reasons: people and opportunities.

The Graduate School of FBS is characterized by the diversity of people, because it accepts students with many different specialties from various universities.

During my five years there, even though I majored in biology, I conducted research with colleagues specialized in engineering, chemistry, pharmaceutical science and medicine. This experience helped broaden my academic interests and taught me the pleasure of research.
The Graduate School of FBS also offers many opportunities to students. For example, I was given the chance to attend an English conversation school where I learned the basics of English discussion. Then I was accepted for the overseas internship program with the opportunity of conducting research in Germany for three months, where I acquired research techniques and made interesting research experience. The expenses for these valuable experiences were mostly covered by the Graduate School.
I have found that the interdisciplinary perspectives I gained while studying at the Graduate School have been very useful in my day-to-day work at the company. Good luck and enjoy your exciting research life at FBS!