TITLE The 1st JST-NRF Joint Symposium on Biological Data Science
CONFERENCE
- DATE
- August 27-28, 2025
- VENUE
- National Institute of Genetics (NIG), Mishima, Japan
- AUDIENCE
- Closed-door Meeting, Limited to Invited Audience Only
- CO-SPONSOR
- National Research Foundation (NRF), Korea
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Japan
(Asia and Pacific Research Center) - HOST
ORGANIZATION - National Institute of Genetics (NIG), Japan
OUTLINE
Research in the field of biological data science is rapidly advancing, and the development of data infrastructure and the enhancement of data utilization are essential for driving progress in this area. Both Japan and Korea acknowledge the importance of international collaboration in this field, and there is a growing need to strengthen broad exchanges and joint research efforts.
In light of this context, the first Japan-Korea Biological Data Science Workshop was held in August 2025 to facilitate collaboration and exchange between Japanese and Korean biological data scientists, with presentation and discussions on the current states of management of genome and other biological data and their utilization with advanced techniques such as AI.
PROGRAM AGENDA
Day 1: August 27th (Wed)
| 9:00 ~10:00 |
Social networking including the NIG museum tour
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|---|---|
| 10:20 ~10:30 |
Opening remarks
- Shinichi Kuroki (JST) - Seongho Ryu (Soonchunhyang University) |
| 10:30 ~12:20 |
Session 1: Large genome analysis (Chair: Arita)
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| 10:30 ~10:50 |
Presentation1: Advancing precision medicine: multi-omics applications of serum Exosomes
- (Seongho Ryu, Soonchunhyang University) |
| 10:50 ~11:10 |
Presentation2: High quality analysis of animal and plant genomes
- (Yasukazu Nakamura, National Institute of Genetics) |
| 11:10 ~11:30 |
Presentation3: Toward in-silico disease modeling based on animal multi-omics data
- (Sungwon Jung, Gachon University) |
| 11:30 ~11:50 |
Presentation4: Sharing and utilization of controlled access data in Japan
- (Yosuke Kawai, National Center for Global Health and Medicine) |
| 11:50 ~12:20 |
Panel discussion on large genome analysis (Presenters 1-4) |
| 12:20 ~13:20 |
Lunch break |
| 13:20 ~15:10 |
Session 2: Cross Omics (Chair: Hwang) |
| 13:20 ~13:40 |
Presentation5: Cross-domain data integration for precision medicine and vaccine adjuvant development
- (Yayoi Natsume, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition) |
| 13:40 ~14:00 |
Presentation6: Clinical utility and feasibility of ctDNA analysis in advanced Cancers
- (Sohyun Hwang, Cha University School of Medicine) |
| 14:00 ~14:20 |
Presentation7: Protein Data Bank: the single global archive of 3D macromolecular structural data
- (Genji Kurisu, Osaka University) |
| 14:20 ~14:40 |
Presentation8: Multi-dimensional omics analysis for a comprehensive understanding of disease-disease associations
- (Ji Hwan Park, Ajou University) |
| 14:40 ~15:10 |
Panel discussion on cross omics (Presenters 5-8) |
| 15:10 ~15:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:30 ~17:00 |
Session 3: AI and omics (Chair: Nakamura) |
| 15:30 ~15:50 |
Presentation9: Comprehensive discovery of RNA modification sites in the human transcriptome
- (Daehyun Baek, Seoul National University, School of Biological Sciences) |
| 15:50 ~16:10 |
Presentation10: Open Life Science and AI for Science: Integrating omics and imaging data
- (Shuichi Onami, RIKEN) |
| 16:10 ~16:30 |
Short presentations on AI models
- (Icebreaker: Koichi Higashi, NIG) |
| 16:30 ~17:00 |
Panel discussion on AI and omics
- (Presenters 9-10, Koichi Higashi, Hyerin Kim, and Sangok Kim) |
Day 2: August 28th (Thu)
| 09:00 ~10:50 |
Session 4: Bioresource and biomarkers (Chair: Ryu)
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| 09:00 ~09:20 |
Presentation11: National bioresource project and data integration
- (Shoko Kawamoto, National Institute of Genetics) |
| 09:20 ~09:40 |
Presentation12: De novo, somatic, and mosaic presentation of human pathogenic mutations
- (Sangwoo Kim, Yonsei University) |
| 09:40 ~10:00 |
Presentation13: Biodata resource as national property and how we take care of privacy information
- (Masanori Arita, National Institute of Genetics) |
| 10:00 ~10:20 |
Presentation14: Introduction to Korea Bioinformation Cente
- (Seungwoo Hwang, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology) |
| 10:20 ~10:50 |
Panel discussion on bioresource and biomarkers
- (Presenters 11-14) |
| 10:50 ~11:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00 ~12:00 |
Bioresource at NIG: Rice resource
- (Yutaka Sato Laboratory) |
| 12:00 ~12:40 |
Lunch Break / Group photo |
| 12:40 ~14:00 |
Bioresource at NIG: Zebrafish resource
- (Kazuhide Asakawa Laboratory); Fly resource - (Kuniaki Saito Laboratory) |
| 14:00 ~16:00 |
Session 5: Future of data science (Chair: Arita) |
| 14:00 ~14:30 |
Systems biology approaches for understanding our “second genome” in health and disease
- (Sunjae Lee, Gwangju Insitute of Science and Technology) |
| 14:30 ~15:00 |
Sustaining scientific databases: Who pays the price?
- (Sachiko Isobe, The University of Tokyo) |
| 15:00 ~16:00 |
Overall Discussion: Future of data science with AI innovations between Korea and Japan
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ENQUIRY
Secretariat: Asia and Pacific Research Center, JST
7, Gobancho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan
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