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The aim of CBBD-OIL is to elucidate mechanisms of biological phenomena in a collaborative effort between Waseda University and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). Waseda University accumulates huge biological data depending on the latest experimental technologies, and has advanced mathematical methods. AIST has several types of bioinformatics techniques and theoretical biology methods for biological data. By combining the strengths of both organizations, we try to reveal the systems behind cellular biology and living organisms. We focus on the research and development of advanced computational methods that include but are not limited to:

Furthermore, by building up an intensive industry-academic-government network, CBBD-OIL provides opportunities to strengthen goal-oriented fundamental research, which leads to “bridging” the gap between researchers and private sectors, with our cutting-edge technologies of life information analysis that is soon to become the global standard.

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News

2023/02/03
”Engineering the substrate specificity of toluene degrading enzyme XylM using biosensor XylS and machine learning” by Dr. Yutaka Saito, a Senior Researcher of the Sequence Analysis Algorithms Team, as a co-author, was published in “ACS Synthetic Biology”. [HERE]
2023/02/02
”An immune-suppressing protein in human endogenous retroviruses” by Dr. Martin C. Frith, a Chief Senior Researcher of the Sequence Analysis Algorithms Team, as the corresponding author, was published in “Bioinformatics Advances”. [HERE]
2023/01/25
”How to optimally sample a sequence for rapid analysis” by Dr. Martin C. Frith, a Chief Senior Researcher of the Sequence Analysis Algorithms Team, as the 1st author, was published in “Bioinformatics”. [HERE]
2023/01/22
”Selection of target-binding proteins from the information of weakly enriched phage display libraries by deep sequencing and machine learning” by Dr. Yutaka Saito, a Senior Researcher of the Sequence Analysis Algorithms Team, as a co-author, was published in “mAbs”. [HERE]
2023/01/05
”A multipoint guidance mechanism for β-barrel folding on the SAM complex” by Dr. Chie Motono, a Senior Researcher of the Sequence Analysis Algorithms Team, as a co-author, was published in “Nature Structural & Molecular Biology”. [HERE]
2022/12/22
”How to improve the production of peptidyl compounds in filamentous fungi” by Dr. Koichi Tamano, a Senior Researcher of the Single-Cell Data Analysis Team, as the corresponding author, was published in “Frontiers in Fungal Biology”. [HERE]
2022/12/12
”Targeted single-cell genomics reveals novel host adaptation strategies of the symbiotic bacteria Endozoicomonas in Acropora tenuis coral” by Dr. Keigo Ide, Dr. Yohei Nishikawa, Ms. Yuko Tsukada, Dr. Masato Kogawa, Mr. Ryota Wagatsuma, Associate Prof. Masato Hosokawa, Prof. Kei Yura, former and current CBBD-OIL members, as the 1st and co-authors, and Prof. Haruko Takeyama, the Director of the CBBD-OIL, as the corresponding author, was published in “Microbiome”. [HERE]
2022/12/05
“EvoOpt: an MSA-guided, fully unsupervised sequence optimization pipeline for protein design” by Dr. Yutaka Saito, a Senior Researcher of the Sequence Analysis Algorithms Team, as a co-author, was published at MLSB(Machine Learning in Structural Biology) Workshop. [HERE]
2022/11/20
”Cells with stem-like properties are associated with the development of HPV18-positive cervical cancer” by Mr. Ryota Wagatsuma, an RA of the Single-Cell Data Analysis Team, Ms. Miki Yamazaki, a former RA of the Biofunction Analysis Team, and Prof. Haruko Takeyama, the Director of the CBBD-OIL, as the co-authors, was published in “Cancer Science”. [HERE]
2022/11/18
”Disruption of SMC-related genes promotes recombinant cholesterol esterase production in Burkholderia stabilis” by Dr. Yoshiaki Yasutake, a Senior Researcher of the Single-Cell Data Analysis Team, as a co-author, was published in “Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology”. [HERE]
2022/11/14
”Reproducible and sensitive micro-tissue RNA sequencing from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues for spatial gene expression analysis” by Ms. Miki Yamazaki, a former RA of the Biofunction Analysis Team, Mr. Ryota Wagatsuma, an RA of the Single-Cell Data Analysis Team, Dr. Keigo Ide, a former RA of Single-Cell Data Analysis Team, Associate Prof. Masato Hosokawa, a member of the Single-Cell Data Analysis Team, as the co-authors, and Prof. Haruko Takeyama, the Director of the CBBD-OIL, as the corresponding author, was published in “Scientific Report”. [HERE]
2022/10/28
”Structural basis for the substrate specificity switching of lysoplasmalogen-specific phospholipase D from Thermocrispum sp. RD004668” by Dr. Yoshiaki Yasutake, a Senior Researcher of the Single-Cell Data Analysis Team, as a co-author, was published in “Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry”. [HERE]
2022/10/19
”Structure-based screening for functional non-coding RNAs in fission yeast identifies a factor repressing untimely initiation of sexual differentiation” by Mr. Kenta Katayama, a former RA of the Sequence Analysis Algorithms Team, Mr. Kento Kubo, a RA of the Sequence Analysis Algorithms Team, Dr. Hayato Tsuyuzaki, a former RA of the Biofunction Analysis Team, as the co-authors, and Prof. Michiaki Hamada, the leader of the Sequence Analysis Algorithms Team, as the co-corresponding authors, was published in “Nucleic Acids Research”. [HERE]
2022/10/03
“The Effect of Co-Culture of Two Coral Species on Their Bacterial Composition Under Captive Environments” by Mr. Keigo Ide, a former RA of the Single-Cell Data Analysis Team, as the 1st author, Dr. Yohei Nishijima, a member of the Single-Cell Data Analysis Team, Prof. Haruko Takeyama, the Director of the CBBD-OIL, as the corresponding author, was published in "Marine Biotechnology". [HERE]
2022/09/29
”Validation of the application of gel beads-based single-cell genome sequencing platform to soil and seawater” by Dr. Yohei Nishikawa, a Researcher of the Single-Cell Data Analysis Team as the 1st author, Associate Prof. Masato Hosokawa, a member of the Single-Cell Data Analysis Team, Mr. Ryota Agatsuma, an RA of Single-Cell Data Analysis Team, Mr. Keigo Ide, a formor RA of Single-Cell Data Analysis Team and Prof. Haruko Takeyama, the Director of the CBBD-OIL, as the corresponding author, was published in “ ISME Communications”. [HERE]
2022/09/06
“Extensive gut virome variation and its associations with host and environmental factors in a population-level cohort” by Dr. Suguru Nishijima, a former PD of the Biofunction Analysis Team, as the 1st author, was published in "Nature Communications". [HERE]
2022/08/22
“Phosprof: pathway analysis database of drug response based on phosphorylation activity measurements” by Dr. Chie Motono, a Senior Researcher of the Sequence Analysis Algorithms Team, as a co-author, Dr. Kazuhiko Fukui, a former member of the CBBD-OIL, as the corresponding author was published in "Database". [HERE]
2022/08/05
“Exploring strain diversity of dominant human skin bacterial species using single-cell genome sequencing” by Mr. Keigo Ide, a former RA of the Single-Cell Data Analysis Team, as the 1st author, Prof. Haruko Takeyama, the Director of the CBBD-OIL, as a co-author, and Associate Prof. Masato Hosokawa, a member of the Single-Cell Data Analysis Team, as the corresponding author, was published in "Frontiers in Microbiology". [HERE]
2022/07/11
"Imputation-free reconstructions of three-dimensional chromosome architectures in human diploid single-cells using allele-specified contacts" by Dr. Chie Motono, a Senior Researcher of the Sequence Analysis Algorithms Team, as a co-author, was published in "Scientific Reports". [HERE]
2022/07/08
"Bioinformatics approaches for determining the functional impact of repetitive elements on non-coding RNAs" by Dr. Chao Zeng, former PD of the Sequence Analysis Algorithms Team, as the 1st author, and Prof. Michiaki Hamada, the leader of the Sequence Analysis Algorithms Team, as the corresponding author, was published in "Methods in Molecular Biology". [HERE]
2022/07/01
"Population-level metagenomics uncovers distinct effects of multiple medications on the human gut microbiome" by Dr. Suguru Nishijima, a former PD of the Biofunction Analysis Team, as a corresponding author, was published in "Gastroenterology". [HERE]
2022/06/07
The press release of a research activity, “Scientists Develop Novel Computational Model for Aptamer Generation, With Wide Applications”, involving Prof. Michiaki Hamada, the leader of the Sequence Analysis Algorithms Team, has been posted on the Waseda University’s website. [HERE]
2022/05/18
"AI and computational chemistry-accelerated development of an alotaketal analogue with conventional PKC selectivity" by Dr. Yutaka Saito, a Senior Researcher of the Sequence Analysis Algorithms Team, as a co-author, was published in "Chemical Communications". [HERE]
2022/04/13
“Concomitant knockout of target and transporter genes in filamentous fungi by genome co-editing” by Dr. Koichi Tamano, a Senior Researcher of the Single-Cell Data Analysis Team, was published in “MicrobiologyOpen”. [HERE]
2022/04/08
"Metagenomic identification of microbial signatures predicting pancreatic cancer from a multinational study" by Dr. Suguru Nishijima, a former PD of the Biofunction Analysis Team, as a co-author, was published in "Gastroenterology". [HERE]
2022/04/04
“Scaffold size-dependent effect on the enhanced uptake of antibiotics and other compounds by Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa” by Dr. Yoshiaki Yasutake, a Senior Researcher of the Single-Cell Data Analysis Team, as a co-author, was published in “Scientific Reports”. [HERE]
2022/03/28
"Paleozoic protein fossils illuminate the evolution of vertebrate genomes and transposable elements" by Dr. Martin C. Frith, a Senior Researcher of the Sequence Analysis Algorithms Team, was published in "Molecular Biology and Evolution". [HERE]
2022/03/02
"Single-cell metabolite detection and genomics reveals uncultivated talented producer" by Dr. Masato Kogawa, a former member of the Biofunction Analysis Team, as the 1st author, Mr. Keigo Ide, RA of the Single-Cell Data Analysis Team, Dr. Yohei Nishikawa, the participant of the CBBD-OIL, and Prof. Haruko Takeyama, the Director of the CBBD-OIL, as the corresponding author, was published in "PNAS Nexus". [HERE]
2022/01/14
"Cytoplasmic incompatibility in the semivoltine longicorn beetle Acalolepta fraudatrix (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) double infected with Wolbachia" by Dr. Hisashi Anbutsu, the leader of the Single-Cell Data Analysis Team, as a co-author, was published in "PLoS ONE". [HERE]

FOR INDUSTRY: CBBD-OIL FORUM

One of our important missions is to “supply advanced technologies to industries in need”. As we work on understanding industrial needs, we develop suitable and advanced technologies for them. Our technologies are applied to all biological fields, such as pharmaceutical, food and health industries, and so on. We aim to build a bridge between academic researchers and private companies by providing them with the latest knowledge through informatics analysis using different types of biological data, such as large omics data (genomics, proteomics, metagenomics, etc. measured in biosphere), clinical data, and various types of life and health information, in an integrative way.

In the bioinformatics field, there are many types of techniques depending on the data type. When you apply bioinformatics techniques to your data, the most suitable method should be selected. Subsequently, we use an appropriate amount of time for consultation on technologies and research that your company is interested in, before we move on to conclude an NDA (non-disclosure agreement) if necessary. After clarifying your specific needs, we provide technical guidance and proper support by experts of the relevant fields on demand.