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Biobank Life Science (Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization) Lab
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A lab that studies the construction and management of biobanks.
AboutAbout the lab
Delivering high-quality biobank samples.
The Biobank Life Science lab belongs to the Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization and conducts research on the construction and management of biobanks.
The biobank it works with is a large-scale, population-based biobank that collects samples from the general population, linked to the Organization's community health survey (cohort study).
It collects and stores biological samples such as plasma and urine from donors who have consented to participate in research, linked to anonymized health information.
Because high-quality research requires high-quality samples and information, the lab studies topics such as optimizing the management of biological samples and data.
Key terms
- Biobank
- A system that collects and stores biological samples such as blood and urine, linked to health information, and provides them to researchers
- Cohort study
- A research method that follows a group of people over time to clarify how lifestyle and constitution relate to disease
- Genetic polymorphism
- Individual differences in which gene sequences vary slightly from person to person
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies management methods aimed at providing researchers with biobank samples and information of better quality. The stored samples and information are used by many researchers inside and outside the university and help advance personalized medicine and prevention based on genomic information.
*Illustrative imageOptimizing the management of samples and data
To provide biological samples of better quality, the lab conducts research on topics such as optimizing the management of biological samples and data. This biobank uses automated systems and information and communication technology to achieve accurate sample preparation and storage management.
*Illustrative imageExperimental systems for examining genetic polymorphisms and disease risk
Using stored cells and other materials, the lab is developing new experimental systems to verify the association between each individual's genetic polymorphisms and disease risk.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorKazuki Kumada
- LecturerHisaaki Kudo
- LecturerBin Li
- Assistant ProfessorAtsushi Hasegawa
- Assistant ProfessorXiaodong He
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images.
- Top image: “NASA astronaut Mike Fincke inserts a cryogenic storage unit into a science freezer (iss073e0548958)” NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain (cropped)
- Optimizing the management of samples and data: “Industrial automation setup shows robotic arm and equipment for laboratory tasks” Shixart1985 / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Experimental systems for examining genetic polymorphisms and disease risk: “CSIRO ScienceImage 610 PCR Machine in Genetics Laboratory” K. Aken, CSIRO / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Biomarker Discovery Lab (Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization)): “Blood test samples” Fumikas Sagisavas / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Genome Infrastructure Development Lab (Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization)): “DNA Visual Representation of Double-Helix” 作者不詳 / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Health Behavioral Epidemiology Lab (Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization)): “A community health worker conducting a survey in the Korail slum, Bangladesh ( )” DFID - UK Department for International Development / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Health Policy Lab (Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization)): “Unveiling of policy to facilitate the return of health workers who have been out of service (37)” The President's Office, Maldives / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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