The Current EXCO of Mext Scholars Association Kansai Team are:
Anirban CHAKRABORTY
Head of Kansai Region
Nationality: Indianf
School: Kyoto University / PhD
Arrival in Japan: 2015
Anirban’s research area is earthquake engineering and current focus is on quantifying the resolution reliability of seismic hazard maps.
Duygu SAHIN
Deputy Head of Kansai Region
Nationality: Turkish
School: Kyoto University / PhD
Arrival in Japan: 2017
Duygu is studying dynamics and causal analyses of neural activities by simultaneous EEG and fMRI.
Noémi-Tiina DUPERTUIS
Event Coordinator
Nationality: Swiss
School: Kyoto University / PhD
Arrival in Japan: 2014
Noémi is interested in livelihoods problems and adaptation strategies among the Chin ethnic group living in the mountainous area of Western Myanmar.
Jyven TAN Ghee Wan
Finance Coordinator
Nationality: Malaysian
School: Kyoto University / PhD
Arrival in Japan: 2012
Jyven is currently working on Motor Neurons Disease Modeling for physiopathological studies. She enjoys dancing when she is not working in lab.
Yee Kien CHONG
Media Coordinator
Nationality: Malaysian
School: Kyoto University / PhD
Arrival in Japan: 2015
Yee Kien is interested in understanding potential genes that play important role in controlling the immune response.
Chika KONDO
Event Co-ordinator/ Team Manager
Nationality: American
School: Kyoto University / Masters
Arrival in Japan: 2017
Chika’s research interests includes minority farmers, food sovereignty, and agroecology in the United States and Japan.
Daniel Dariusz BALDYS
Event Co-ordinator
Nationality: Polish
School: Ritsumeikan University / Masters
Arrival in Japan: 2017
Daniel’s interest lies in analysis of the Japanese attitude and behaviour in International Relations, based on“white books” by the Japanese Ministry of Defence.