Transitions in development - an interview with Azusa Inoue.

ABSTRACT

Azusa Inoue is a Team Leader at RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan. His lab studies oocyte-mediated epigenetic inheritance by understanding the mechanisms of epigenome establishment and reprogramming. Last year, Azusa was awarded the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Young Scientists' Award. We spoke to Azusa over Zoom to learn more about this career so far and how, since becoming a principal investigator, he still spends most of his time at the bench.