Members

Associate Staff Scientist

Yuko KAWAGUCHI

Ph.D.

Born in Okayama, Japan, Raised in Kyoto, Japan.

My interests: Whether Earth is the only living planet in space. Origin of life.

Key studies: Astrobiology, Space microbiology, Extremophiles.

My skills: Culturing microbes

Mail tasks in PERC: Freeze-dried project and Balloon project.

Hobbies: folding Origami, drawing, swimming, and eating yummy foods.

Currently, I’ve been out of a science job cause of my husband’s study abroad in the USA.

Bachelor’s degree in Sciences. Dept. of Science, Biology. University of Toyama, Japan
Master’s degree in Life Sciences. Dept., Molecular Biology, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
Ph. D. in Life Sciences. Dept., Molecular Biology, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
2014 – 2015. Research fellow ISAS/JAXA, Japan
2015 – 2018. Assistant Professor.Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
2018 -. Research fellow, PERC, CIT, Japan.