RIKEN Omics Science Center
Director
Yoshihide HAYASHIZAKI
(M.D., Ph.D.)
Omics is the comprehensive study of molecules in living organisms. The complete sequencing of genomes (the complete set of genes in an organism) has enabled rapid developments in the collection and analysis of various types of comprehensive molecular data such as transcriptomes (the complete set of gene expression data) and proteomes (the complete set of intracellular proteins). Fundamental omics research aims to link these omics data to molecular networks and pathways in order to advance the understanding of biological phenomena as systems at the molecular level.
We are developing a versatile analysis system, called "life science accelerator (LSA)" with the objective of advancing omics research. LSA is a multi-purpose, large-scale analysis system that rapidly analyzes molecular networks. It collects various genome-wide data at high throughput from cells and other biological materials, comprehensively analyzes experimental data, and thereby aims to elucidate the molecular networks of the sample. This system was named an "accelerator" because it is expected strongly to support and accelerate life science research worldwide. In order to widely provide such innovative technologies, we established a technology service unit 'GeNAS (Genome Network Analysis Service)' in 2009.
| LSA System Development Group | Project Director: Jun KAWAI (Ph.D.) Deputy Project Director: Carsten DAUB |
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| LSA System Development Unit | Jun KAWAI (Ph.D.) | |
| Omics Regulation Research Unit | Masayoshi ITO (Ph.D.) | |
| Omics Function Research Unit | Jun KAWAI (Ph.D.) | |
| Genome Technology Practical Implementation Unit | Sotaro UEMURA (Ph.D.) | |
| LSA Technology Development Group | Project Director: Harukazu SUZUKI (Ph.D.) Deputy Project Director: Piero CARNINCI (Ph.D.) Deputy Project Director: Masanori SUZUKI |
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| LSA Technology Development Unit | Yoshihide HAYASHIZAKI (M.D., Ph.D.) | |
| Omics Molecular Interaction Research Unit | Harukazu SUZUKI (Ph.D.) | |
| Omics Resource Development Unit | Piero CARNINCI (Ph.D.) | |
| Omics Expression Research Unit | Harukazu SUZUKI (Ph.D.) | |
| Genome Profiling Technology Unit | Alistair FORREST | |
| Functional Genomics Technology Team | Piero CARNINCI (Ph.D.) | |
| LSA Bioinformatics Core Facility | Carsten DAUB (Ph.D.) | |
| Industry Collaboration Group | Jun KAWAI (Ph.D.) | |
| Forerunner Pharma Research Collaboration Unit | Harukazu SUZUKI (Ph.D.) | |
| DNA Diagnosis Collaboration Unit | Kengo USUI (Ph.D.) | |
| Large-Scale Genome Analysis System Development Collaboration Unit | Timo LASSMANN (Ph.D.) | |
| Regenerative Medicine Collaboration Unit | Jay Woo SHIN (Ph.D.) | |
| Small RNA Analysis Collaboration Unit | Hideya KAWAJI (Ph.D.) | |