Tsukuba Institute for Advanced Research (TIAR)

Jihatsu Research Unit

Jihatsu Research Unit Assistant Professor

KUNO Akihiro Institute of Medicine
Assistant Professor

Unraveling Life’s Principles at the Individual Scale with Mouse Resources and Data Analysis

During my studies at the School of Medicine at the University of Tsukuba, I became deeply fascinated by the complexity of life. In particular, I was drawn to the unique pathophysiology of multicellular organisms, including humans, which inspired me to pursue a career in research. As a graduate student, I worked on establishing a mouse model for human diabetes while also conducting research in bioinformatics. Over time, my focus has shifted entirely to bioinformatics. At the Advanced Research Center, I have returned to my original motivation: to unravel the genetic basis of biological phenomena at the whole-organism level, integrating cellular and organ-level information. In particular, I aim to harness the vast datasets derived from mouse resources to advance our understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms at the organismal scale.

Field of
Research
Experimental Animal Science, Genome Biology, Bioinformatics
Research
Topic
Developing Tsumugi: A Web-Based Analysis Platform for Identification of Phenotype-driven Gene Modules
KeywordsData-driven hypothesis generation, genome biology, bioinformatics, laboratory mice

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