Division of Health and Clinical Data Biobank-Construction and Utilization biobank for genomic medicine Realization (Platform Program for Promotion of Genome Medicine)

B-Cure : Biobank-Construction and Utilization biobank for genomic medicine Realization

• Based on the Strategy for Health and Medical Care (approved by the Cabinet in March 2020), this project aims to maintain, develop, and connect Japan's biobanks, and conduct research and development to promote the identification of disease-related genes in the Japanese population, the prediction of the risk of developing multifactorial diseases, and the realization of personalized prevention.
• Moreover, this project accelerates the enhancement of the cross-biobank search system and collaboration among the three major biobanks (such as TMM, BBJ and NCBN) and other cohort of domestic biobanks.
  *TMM: Tohoku Medical Megabank, BBJ: BioBank Japan, NCBN: National Center Biobank Network

B-Cure programs

This project consists of the four programs below.

• Tohoku Medical Megabank Project
• Genome Research Biobank
• Genome/Omics Data Production for Next Generation Medical Infrastructure
• Platform Program for Promotion of Genome Medicine

Platform Program for Promotion of Genome Medicine

• This program with the four sub-programs below aims to rearrange the domestic biobanks so that the biobank infrastructures play a central role in promoting cutting-edge research and realizing genomic medicine.

Subprograms

• Advanced Genome Research and Bioinformatics Study to Facilitate Medical Innovation (GRIFIN)
• Genomic Medicine R&D Platform Utilization System
• Infrastructure development for large-scale analysis utilizing Genome, and Health and Clinical Data
• Promotion for Social Co-Creation

Advanced Genome Research and Bioinformatics Study to Facilitate Medical Innovation (GRIFIN)

PS (Program Supervisor)

• SUGANO Sumio, M.D., Ph.D., Project Professor, Future Medicine Education and Research Organization, Chiba University

PO (Program Officer)

• OZAKI Norio, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
• KOSAKI Kenjiro, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Center for Medical Genetics, Keio University School of Medicine
• SAITOH Noriko, Ph.D., Chief, Division of Cancer Biology, The Cancer Institute of Japanese Foundation For Cancer Research
• MINARI Jusaku, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Uehiro Research Division for iPS Cell Ethics,
  Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University
• YASUDA Kazuki, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyorin University School of Medicine

Genomic Medicine R&D Platform Utilization System

PS (Program Supervisor)

• KOHSAKA Shinichi, M.D., Ph.D., Director-General Emeritus, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry

PO (Program Officer)

• ISHIKAWA Shumpei, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
• KAWASAKI Hiroko, Ph.D., Senior Director, NITE Biological Resource Center (NBRC), National Institute of Technology and Evaluation

Infrastructure development for large-scale analysis utilizing Genome, and Health and Clinical Data

PS (Program Supervisor)

• BOKU Taisuke,  Ph.D., Professor, Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba

PO (Program Officer)

• IMAI Takeshi, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo
• KASAHARA Masahiro, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, University of Tokyo

Promotion for Social Co-Creation

PS (Program Supervisor)

• SUGANO Sumio, M.D., Ph.D., Project Professor, Future Medicine Education and Research Organization, Chiba University

PO (Program Officer)

• ARUGA Etsuko, M.D., Ph.D., Clinical Medicine Professor, Department of Palliative Medicine, School of Medicine, Teikyo University
• KOKADO Minori, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Division of Humanities, Graduate School of Humanities, Osaka University