Experience

UCLA Psychology Department

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Postdoctoral Scholar

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  [Purpose of the project] Understand neural substrate of reinforcement learning in rats (Supervisor: Dr. Melissa Sharpe) [Skills I am hoping to develop] - Neural activity recording using optical imaging method - Data analysis for neural recording data [Purpose of the project] Understand neural substrate of reinforcement learning in rats (Supervisor: Dr. Melissa Sharpe) [Skills I am hoping to develop] - Neural activity recording using optical imaging method - Data analysis for neural recording data



Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

• Japan
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student Research Assistant

  • Aug 2016 - Jul 2022

  [Purpose of the project] Understand the role of serotonin neurons in reward-based behaviors in mice(supervisor: Dr. Kenji Doya) [Skills developed] ・Behavioral assessment in mice ・Craniotomy for optogenetic manipulation ・Data analysis using MATLAB and python ・Coordination of international collaborative research [Purpose of the project] Understand the role of serotonin neurons in reward-based behaviors in mice(supervisor: Dr. Kenji Doya) [Skills developed] ・Behavioral assessment in mice ・Craniotomy for optogenetic manipulation ・Data analysis using MATLAB and python ・Coordination of international collaborative research



Soka University

• Japan
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Feb 2014 - Mar 2016

  [Purpose of the project] Understand molecular mechanism of nicotine induced potentiation in mouse primary auditory cortex (Supervisor: Dr. Hideki D. Kawai) [Skills developed] ・Setting up new experiment in the lab ・Electrophysiological recording in anesthetized mice ・Basic programming skills for data analysis [Purpose of the project] Understand molecular mechanism of nicotine induced potentiation in mouse primary auditory cortex (Supervisor: Dr. Hideki D. Kawai) [Skills developed] ・Setting up new experiment in the lab ・Electrophysiological recording in anesthetized mice ・Basic programming skills for data analysis