02 Reason for applicationIn high school, I was particularly interested in biology but was also attracted to the humanities. At Sophia University, because many departments are gathered on the Yotsuya campus, even if you are a science major, you can take specialized classes in di■erent disciplines in an environment where you are exposed to diverse ideas. Especially in the Department of Materials and Life Sciences, students can study chemistry, physics, and biology comprehensively. I also wanted to widen my perspective by attending university in Tokyo, which was why I decided to apply.Learning at the Faculty of Science and TechnologyWhat dawned upon me after entering the university was the high level of knowledge of people around me. In conversations, even a few lines friends uttered evoked a sense of sophistication. One class that left an impression on me was the one taught by Professor Hayashi in the laboratory I belonged to. Professor In the laboratoryWe are studying microtubule-severing enzymes expressed in neurons in living organisms. Our study is based on the idea that the function of these enzymes greatly contributes to the formation of ‘antennae’ for picking up information. Speci■cally, our experiments involve introducing DNA into cultured cells using plasmids and analyzing gel electrophoresis bands of synthesized proteins to examine how the proteins have been modi■ed.Future visionAfter graduation, I would like to continue to graduate school where I can author research papers Hayashi comprehensively dealt with the workings of cells and organs and his lectures were rich in content. Even though everyone struggled with the exams, the subject was interesting, with examples drawn from real life, including current topics such as COVID-19 and cancer therapy, and the explanations by the professor were fun and interesting.(Photo taken in FY2023)and present my work at academic conferences. I am undecided as to whether I will take a general position or a research position in the future, but in my years as a researcher, I want to immerse myself in one theme to the extent possible without worrying about practicality. ■is is an experience unique to graduate school. ■e topic we are studying is brand new at this stage, so I am going to tackle it as if I were the leader of this research. LaboratoriesHayashi Laboratory(Department of Materials and Life Sciences)For the brain to develop, neurons need to extend projections substantially. In our laboratory, we are investigating the mechanism by which neuron projections occur. We culture nerve cells collected from mouse brains in a plastic petri dish and perform fluorescence microscopy to observe how cytoskeletal proteins in the projections are altered when the genetic DNA of the cells is manipulated in various ways.Learning by trial and error T.SFourth-year student, Department of Materials and Life Sciences
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