Daiki, a Japanese nephrologist, started as a post-doctoral fellow in the lab of Michael Hutchens in 2024 after earning his PhD from Shinshu University in Japan. His PhD works focused on the association of renal and systemic metabolism, and he is studying in Mike’s lab about the mechanism of cardiorenal syndromes; how the kidney is affected with heart diseases, using mouse models. Outside of the lab, Daiki loves any sports including baseball, basketball, soccer, rugby… and now he is into playing golf.