Dr. Hayashi graduated from Hyogo College of Medicine (Japan) and obtained a medical degree on 1982. After the clinical training as an ophthalmologist, she completed the graduate program (Ph.D) in Japan. She has lived in San Diego since 1995, working at UCSD for the drug development in the immunochemistry field. In 2016 she formed the support group "Science and Innovation for Next Generation, San Diego (SING San Diego)" with Ms. Kurosu and Dr Matsuzaki. With the help of Rocky Mitsuhashi, a graduate of UCSD Rady’s Business School, she initiated the foundation "Next Generation Life Science Talent Initiative" to support the education and training programs for international postdoctoral fellows and the visiting scholars in San Diego.

Ms. Kurosu graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University in 1990 with a degree in International Politics and Economics. She worked at the consulting firm Accenture in a wide variety of transnational projects including IT, manufacturing, government, outsourcing and human resource development. Using the wide range of networking she established in her 20 years in the US, she works as a consultant for cross cultural communication, global human resource development, and the support of foreign families. She also works as a coordinator, writer, and teaches Japanese at UCSD.

Dr. Matsuzaki graduated from Kobe University (Japan) in 2006. As an orthopedics specialist, he gained experience in treating external wounds/bone fractures, artificial joint replacement, sports disabilities, and went on to obtain his medical degree (PhD) from Kobe University. Since 2014, he has worked at Scripps Institute on research involving pathological condition analysis of osteoarthritis, and anti-aging genetics. He is now beginning research development on robotics for medical use.