Suga Lab. / Member / Christopher J. Hipolito

Doctor course student

JSPS Fellow (DC1)

City/country of origin: Singapore
Hobbies: Playing bass, cooking
Places You Like: Quiet and not too crowded places
Where for a big vacation: Western Europe
What are your strong points?: Curiosity and creativity
What are people in the lab doing?: Having fun with chemistry
What was surprising about the suga lab: The level of academic freedom and supportive lab mates
Original motivation towards science?: The excitement of learning and discovering new things with every experiment.
A few words for future lab mates: Be prepared to have a lot of fun
Science is…….: a great adventure!

2017-2021: B. Eng., Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University (Prof. Junichiro Yamaguchi)
2021-2023: M. Sc., Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo (Prof. Hiroaki Suga)
2023-: Doctor Course Student, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo (Prof. Hiroaki Suga)