Two researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA, visited BBJ and toured the DNA and serum sample storage facilities

Associate Professor Paul O’Reilly and Dr. Clive Hoggart, the specialists in statistical genetics from th […]

New PR brochure ‘Welcome to BioBank Japan!’ became available

The PR brochure ‘Welcome to Biobank Japan’ has been published with updates for the first time in six years. Th […]

[Press Release] Developed a new software scLinaX for quantifying relative gene expression from the inactivated X chromosome with single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data

Research results on escape from X chromosome inactivation (XCI) conducted by Yoshihiko Tomofuji at Osaka Unive […]

[Press Release] Assess the impact of genetic risk estimation for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in Japanese individuals

Research results on primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) conducted by Masato Akiyama at Kyushu University and hi […]

[Press Release] Common and rare genetic variants predisposing females to unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss

Research results on recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) conducted by Assistant Professor Kyuto Sonehara and Profess […]

 [Press Release] Association between vasospastic angina and risk of fatal myocardial infarction – using large-scale genomic analysis of the Japanese population

Research results on vasospastic angina conducted by Chikashi Terao at RIKEN and his colleagues, using samples […]

[Press Release] Body mass index stratification optimizes polygenic prediction of type 2 diabetes

Research results on type 2 diabetes conducted by Takashi Kojima at Osaka University and his colleagues, using […]

[Press Release]Whole-genome sequencing reveals the triancestral origins, archaic introgression, and natural selection in the Japanese population

Research results using samples and information from BioBank Japan (BBJ) have been published in the online edit […]

Researchers specializing in ELSI (Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues) from abroad visited BioBank Japan

On Tuesday, April 9, Dr. Yann Joly of the Center for Genomic Sciences and Law at McGill University in Canada, […]

Eight members including students and a teacher from Seishin Gakuen High School toured the BBJ serum bank

On Friday, February 16th, students and a teacher from Seishin Gakuen High School (Kashima City, Ibaraki Prefec […]