Stream 2. Healthy Individual

R&D Leader

Keiko Kono (OIST, Associate Professor）

 

Projects

Leveraging Wearable Technology for Supporting Mental Well-being

PI: Kenji DOYA

 

Development of Biomarker-based Diagnostic Tools for ALS

PI: Marco Terenzio

 

Overcoming Aging and Dementia by Focusing on Glial Cells

PI: Yukiko Goda

 

Healthy Aging by Ameliorating Plasma Membrane Damage

PI: Keiko Kono 

 

Miniaturized Lab-on-a-Chip Devices for Precision Diagnosis

PI: Amy Shen

 

Laboratory Automation System Development using AI and Robot Technology

PI: Hiroaki Kitano

 

 

Partner (Academic)

University of Melbourne (Australia)
The Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel)
Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Spain)
Ulster University (U.K.)

Partner (Business)

SUNTORY (Japan)
Corundum Systems Biology, Inc. (Japan)
Zimmer and Peacock Ltd. (U.K.)

R&D Goal

We aim to enhance and maintain individuals' health. The research in this stream includes mechanism of aging, full-automated lab system for multi-omics and microfluidics for detecting biological substances.

From R&D Leader


This research and development project includes three themes. The first is “aging.” We will study senescent cells, which cause various aging-related diseases. Our findings on suppressing senescent cells will enable us to develop the methods that prevent aging by restoring the functions of aging organisms. Next is “food,” which is essential for maintaining physical health. We will develop a system that can quickly and accurately detect food poisoning bacteria on the production line to avoid food poisoning. The third is “multi-omics.” Various substances realize the functions of our body. Multi-omics refers to comprehensively investigating all of these substances collectively. We want to fully automate the analysis system of multi-omics and use it to investigate the causes of diseases.

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Keiko Kono, OIST, Associate Professor