TITLE The 2nd JST-NRF Joint Symposium on Biological Data Science
CONFERENCE
- DATE
- April 13-14, 2026
- VENUE
- Paradise Hotel Busan, Korea
- 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 - Korea Bioinformation Center (KOBIC), Korea
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 and based on our big success in the 1st Japan-Korea Workshop on Biological Data Science at the National Institute of Genetics (NIG), Mishima, Japan, during 2025, the 2nd Japan-Korea Biological Data Science Workshop was held in August 2026 in Busan, Korea 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: April 13th (Mon)
| 09:00 ~09:10 |
Opening remarks
- Seongho Ryu (Soonchunhyang University) - Shinichi Kuroki (JST) |
|---|---|
| 09:10 ~10:30 |
Session 1: AI-driven Multi-omics & Genome-based Health / Chair: Masanori Arita
|
| 09:10 ~09:30 |
Presentation1: Systems understanding of human holobiome in health and disease by multi omics approaches
- (Sunjae Lee, KAIST) |
| 09:30 ~09:50 |
Presentation2: Large-scale human genomics: Data integration, analysis, and sharing
- (Yosuke Kawai, National Institute of Genetics / Japan Institute for Health Security) |
| 09:50 ~10:10 |
Presentation3: Pioneering AI-powered cancer genomics: From early cancer detection to precision diagnosis
- (Daehyun Baek, Seoul National University) |
| 10:10 ~10:30 |
Panel discussion (Presenters 1-3)
|
| 10:40 ~12:00 |
Session 2: Genome Regulation, RNA Biology & Bioimaging / Chair: Daehyun Baek |
| 10:40 ~11:00 |
Presentation4: Bifunctional lncRNAs with antagonistic RNA and peptide functions
- (Jin-Wu Nam, Hanyang University) |
| 11:00 ~11:20 |
Presentation5: SSBD: Building the Global Image Data Ecosystem (GIDE)
- (Shuichi Onami, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research) |
| 11:20 ~11:40 |
Presentation6: From folding to function: Decoding 3D genome regulation
- (Inkyung Jung, KAIST) |
| 11:40 ~12:00 |
Panel discussion (Presenters 4-6)
|
| 12:00 ~13:30 |
Lunch Break |
| 13:30 ~15:10 |
Session 3: Databases, Resources & Computational Methods / Chair: Yasukazu Nakamura |
| 13:30 ~13:50 |
Presentation7: Exosome Atlas DB: A key infrastructure for biomarker discovery
- (Seongho Ryu, Soonchunhyang University) |
| 13:50 ~14:10 |
Presentation8: Protein Data Bank Japan: Computational resources for analysis of protein and protein-ligand structures
- (Genji Kurisu, Osaka University) |
| 14:10 ~14:30 |
Presentation9: Accurate identification of mosaic mutations
- (Sangwoo Kim, Yonsei University College of Medicine) |
| 14:30 ~14:50 |
Presentation10: Biodata Science Initiative toward the national database center in Japan
- (Masanori Arita, National Institute of Genetics) |
| 14:50 ~15:10 |
Panel discussion (Presenters 7-10) |
| 15:30 ~16:50 |
Session 4: Human Genetics / Clinical & Population Study / Chair: Sangwoo Kim |
| 15:30 ~15:50 |
Presentation11: The Korea Molecular Atlas Program defines the multi-omics identity of the Korean population
- (Ji Hwan Park, Ajou University) |
| 15:50 ~16:10 |
Presentation12: Extracting value from medical and healthcare data
- (Yayoi Natsume, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition) |
| 16:10 ~16:30 |
Presentation13: Toward precision immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma: predicting atezolizumab–bevacizumab response using multi-omics and machine learning
- (Sohyun Hwang, Cha University School of Medicine) |
| 16:30 ~16:50 |
Panel discussion (Presenters 11-13)
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Day 2: April 14th (Tue)
| 09:00 ~10:20 |
Session 5: Crop and Animal Genomics / Chair: Ji Hwan Park
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|---|---|
| 09:00 ~09:20 |
Presentation14: Genome sequencing of polyploid crop species and identification of genetic mutations related to the agricultural traits
- (Yuki Monden, Okayama University) |
| 09:20 ~09:40 |
Presentation15: Genomic information analysis for efficient crop breeding
- (Hideki Hirakawa, Kyushu University) |
| 09:40 ~10:00 |
Presentation16: Genome-driven longevity: High-precision data for the future of dogs and cats health
- (Yasukazu Nakamura, National Institute of Genetics) |
| 10:00 ~10:20 |
Panel discussion (Presenters 14-16)
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| 10:20 ~11:00 |
Overall discussion and closing |
ENQUIRY
Secretariat: Asia and Pacific Research Center, JST
7, Gobancho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan
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