Investigators
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Takeya Kasukawa, Ph.D.
Main investigator
Team Leader
Laboratory for Large-Scale Biomedical Data Technology, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences
His research background is in informatics (data engineering) and bioinformatics. His current research focuses on life-science data management and utilization, and on database development, especially for transcription and transcriptional regulation. In this project, the roles are the management of the whole data platform project, data production of human and mouse CREs, development of interfaces, and operation of the fanta.bio database and the INTRARED website.
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Hideya Kawaji, Ph.D.
Co-investigator
Associate Director
Research Center for Genome & Medical Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
His background is in information and computer science. In the field of bioinformatics and genomics, his focus has been on transcriptional regulation, including data-driven analysis, the development of analysis methods, and databases (such as FANTOM5). In this project, he contributes to the development of a method to identify cis-regulatory elements and the database (fanta.bio).
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Hiroshi Masuya, Ph.D.
Co-investigator
Director
Integrated Bioresource Information Division, RIKEN BioResource Research Center
His research background is in mouse genetics and bioinformatics. His current specialty is database development for bioresources and data integration using ontology and semantic web technologies. In this project, his roles are to collect genomic variation data, mainly from mice, correlate it with cis-element regions, and design metadata.
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Shinya Oki, Ph.D.
Co-investigator
Professor
Institute of Resource Development and Analysis, Kumamoto University
His research background is in developmental biology. He developed a database (ChIP-Atlas) that fully integrates public ChIP-seq data. In this project, he continuously administers ChIP-Atlas and deepens its linkage with the fanta.bio database.