I developed an interest in aging research back in high school when my teacher explained the concept of oxidative reactions and how they contribute to aging in humans. This sparked my journey into understanding the aging, leading me to shift my focus from mathematics and physics to biology. Although I didn’t have the opportunity to work on aging during my bachelor’s studies, I delved into aging literature. To train myself as an experimentalist, I undertook a project on enhancing drug delivery through nano-encapsulation. Additionally, my bachelor thesis explored the theory of early warning signals for critical transitions. I loved working on the theory of critical transition and continued working after my engineering degree as a project assistant to finish the project.

Currently, I am engaged in a project on translational regulation of metabolic shifts in yeast. While I also find talks and seminars on regenerative medicine, evolution, and ecology super intriguing. Despite all this, the desire to work on aging persists, even though I have never been directly involved in aging research.

Whenever I contemplate turning away from the field of aging research, I cannot help but feel that I am distancing myself from unraveling the mystery of nature that dictates our inevitable mortality. The prospect of people, including my loved ones, succumbing to the effects of aging fills me with a sense of despair. Yet, this concern only serves to further fuel my relentless curiosity and unwavering resolve to unravel the secrets of this natural phenomenon, for aging remains the most captivating and deeply personal subject for me.