MEMBERS

Aiko Sada, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

Aiko Sada received a Ph.D. in 2011 from the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan. Soon after her graduation, she joined Dr. Tudorita Tumbar’s laboratory at Cornell University, as a postdoctoral fellow, where she worked on identification and characterization of epidermal stem cells. In 2016, she started as a tenure-track Assistant professor at University of Tsukuba. In 2019 October, she was promoted to Associate professor and started her own laboratory at IRCMS, Kumamoto University. 

Erna Raja, Ph.D.

​Postdoctoral Fellow

Hi, I am currently working on skin stem cell aging with Dr. Sada. We are interested in the aging mechanism due to cell intrinsic factors, microenvironment and cell-cell interaction. Research life has been exciting and gives me the chance to meet and learn from many different cultures.

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In my free time I enjoy gardening, fishing, nature walk and eating good food! 

Nguyen Thi Kim Nguyen

Postdoctoral Fellow

Hi, my name is Nguyen. I am from Vietnam. 

I graduated from the University of Tsukuba and now I am working at Sada lab. as a postdoc. I am interested in skin stem cells and aging. I hope that my research will contribute to the understanding of skin aging and can be applied to prevent aging in the future. 

Yen Xuan Ngo

Ph.D. student

Hi, I come from Vietnam and currently be interested in oral epithelial stem cell and tissue engineering. I love research and mouse experiments because sciences are full of curiosity and imagination. I have chance to travel, meet and work with people from different cultures. What I would do if I have free time: I prefer reading books, travelling and exploring good food.

Takako Keida

​Laboratory Technician

Takako has been working in Kumamoto University for 20 years! She joined Sada lab in 2020 April. 

Yuka Endo

​Administrative Assistant

Yuka supports administrative work.