December 21, 2016
Inter- Faculty Building 2, Room 102（1F）, Ochanomizu University

A seminar was held on career design for doctoral graduates in the fi eld of sciences. Guest lecturers included doctoral graduates from our Ochanomizu University who are now working at the forefront of their companies. The lectures were given by Dr. Sachiko Itono, an Associate Scientifi c Fellow at Biomolecular Research Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, and by Dr. Kanako Onishi of NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Dr. Onishi is on temporary assignment as a research expert at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology.) Dr. Itono shared information about the various projects that she has worked on in her lecture, titled “Becoming who you want to be: The true powers of a Ph. D” Dr. Onishi mainly shared stories about her experience in England when she was a Ph. D. candidate titled “Nurturing our abilities as a Ph. D.! The ability to think in a way that helps you overcome changes” The seminar was a great success, attracting not only students in the Program for Leading Graduate Schools but for also other students from our university.

Dr. Sachiko Itono

Dr. Kanako Onishi