Ikuma　Aruga,　a　second-year　master's　student,　received　the　Young　Investigator　Flash　Talk　Award　at　the　8th　Japan　Selenium　Research　Society　and　the　13th　International　Symposium　on　Selenium　in　Biology　and　Medicine　Post-Conference　(Se2025)　(November　2,　2025).

At the international conference “Se2025” held in Sendai, Ikuma Aruga gave a poster and oral presentation in English on the synthesis of peptides modeling the active center of thioredoxin reductase, a representative selenium enzyme, and its enzymatic activity. The clarity of his presentation and the impact of his research results were highly praised, leading to this award. Aruga expressed his determination to continue working hard at his research.