Justin is from Kobe, Japan and earned is BS in microbial biology from UC Berkeley in 2017. After graduating, Justin has worked with cancer in mouse models at UCSF and researched on spindle assembly and replication using Xenopus models at UC Berkeley. Justin has also volunteered at Crisis Text Line and the 7 Long Orthopedic Recovery Unit at UCSF. In his spear time, Justin enjoys playing music (stay tuned for an upcoming EP), watching horror movies, exercising, and playing video games with friends. Justin is fluent in Japanese, and conversational in Mandarin Chinese.