A day for Akiyo Natsubori (Doctoral Program)

I walk to the Department of Chronophysiology, passing in front of Hokkaido University Hospital. I have a quick breakfast and finish the necessary paperwork before starting my experiments.

After measuring the quantity of water in each bottle, I replace rat cages quickly and deftly. A series of tasks should be completed efficiently within a given time period.

I prepare reagents for experiments, and organize research content.

When I can take some time for lunch, I eat in the cafeteria. After lunch, I ask a professor for advice on my research, or I share information with other students in the office.

I prepare brain tissue slices with a microslicer and cut out cultured tissues under a microscope on the clean bench. I focus on my work in the culture lab, which is kept at a low temperature.

A conference for all department members is held twice a week. This conference is being held to introduce research papers. It’s a productive meeting for collecting new information and expanding my knowledge.

I spend quality time at night, too, working on my research paper and analysing data. After working as a clinician, I decided to study at Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine because it has a department of chronophysiology where I can undertake research on the subject that I’m interested in. I’ll further advance my research before completing the Doctoral Program.