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HUMAN POWER IS WHAT MOVES SCIENCE FORWARD. TAKE YOUR FIRST STEP AS A SCIENTIST AND REDISCOVER YOURSELF!

Looking back, I have had the helps of many people throughout my life. My supervisor and lab mates when I was a student. My postdoctoral fellows with whom I had heated discussions almost every day when I was in the UK. Rivals from the same generation who are full of ambition. My boss who hired me when I was just starting out scientific activities, and all the students I have mentored. Without encountering amazing researchers, I would not have been able to achieve any breakthroughs in my research. As research subjects in the natural sciences become increasingly fragmented, interaction with researchers from different backgrounds is extremely important. Sometimes, a breakthrough comes from the outlandish ideas from students who have just begun their research. Our research is pinpointed at the boundary fields between organic synthetic chemistry, solid-state physics, and device engineering. This is an area where the fusion of different fields is most effective. The Watanabe Laboratory is a new laboratory that became independent in 2024, but it has colleagues and environmental covering boundary fields. Join us as you rediscover chemistry, physics, and engineering, and take your first steps as a scientist.