公共データベースを活用した生命科学研究 (Next generation research in life science making full use of publicly available databases)

In order to promote life science researches, National Bioscience Database Center (NBDC) in Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) cares for public databases in Japan. Database Center for Life Science (DBCLS) has been developing database integration technologies in tight collaboration with NBDC. In order to promote the closer cooperation with DNA Data Bank of Japan (DDBJ), some members in DBCLS geographically moved to National Institute of Genetics (NIG).
We are tackling the problem how to organize huge amount of nucleotide sequence data from next generation sequencers (NGS) which has been archived by DDBJ and various types of gene expression data including transcriptome sequencing data from NGS. Our mission also includes the practical application of bioinformatics approach to the cutting-edge research activities, and thus we are also collaborating with biologists who are trying to establish new types of model organisms for the study of human disease and require the development of new bioinformatics methodologies. We will introduce current status of our activity.