[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 […]

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 […]

[Press Release] Asia’s Largest Whole Genome Association Study of Scleroderma – Identification of a New Genetic Background and Involvement in Pathogenesis

Research results using biological samples and data from Biobank Japan have been published in the online editio […]

The Symposium Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of Biobank Japan was held

The Symposium Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Biobank Japan – 20 Years of Progress and Future […]

[Press Release] New findings in the pathogenesis of gastric and duodenal ulcersEast Asian-specific and cross-ancestry genome-wide meta-analyses provide mechanistic insights into peptic ulcer diseaseNew findings in the pathogenesis of gastric and duodenal ulcers

Research results using samples and information provided by Biobank Japan have been published in the internatio […]

15 visitors from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including the Deputy Minister of Health, visited BioBank Japan

On Friday, November 17, a delegation from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including H.E Eng. Abdulaziz bin Hamad […]

[Press Release] Collaboration between the University of Tokyo and Google on AI-based Polygenic Risk Score Model Research – Aiming to contribute to the development of disease management and preventive medicine in Japan

The University of Tokyo and Google Japan have signed an agreement to collaborate on AI-based Polygenic Risk Sc […]