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2018
News: 2018/09/11
High-speed quantum cryptographic communications with key distribution speeds exceeding 10 Mbps in a real-world environment [Press Release]
News: 2018/09/10
Students and a researcher in SAKURA Exchange Program in Science visited ToMMo
Research: 2018/09/06
New version of Japanese Multi Omics Reference Panel "jMorp": 10,719 people Metabolome data are now available online
Research: 2018/09/04
The development of novel detection method for multiple pharmacogene variations
News: 2018/08/30
Prof. Larry A. Nagahara from Johns Hopkins University visited ToMMo
Research: 2018/08/24
New article about open-angle glaucoma was published on Scientific Reports
Research: 2018/08/23
The article about Japanese genome reference panel was published
News: 2018/08/07
Prof. Yu-Chuan Jack Li, Dean of College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University visited ToMMo
News: 2018/08/02
Dr. Jennifer A. Doudna visited ToMMo
News: 2018/07/18
Patent attorneys from Isarpatent, German law office visited ToMMo
Research: 2018/07/13
New article about gene in deepwater rice was published on Science
News: 2018/06/27
District/State director delegation from the Congressional Study Group on Japan visited ToMMo
News: 2018/06/25
Expanded version of Japanese genome reference panel including mitochondria and X chromosome is available online
Research: 2018/06/19
The article about omics research project was published
Research: 2018/06/14
Researchers from ToMMo wrote the article about the ToMMo Child Health Study
News: 2018/06/05
Chief of staff delegation from the Congressional Study Group on Japan visited ToMMo
News: 2018/05/30
Professor Guangliang Shan, Professor Juxiang Yuan and researchers from Chinese cohort study visited ToMMo
News: 2018/03/19
About the change on the release of 3.5KJPN
News: 2018/03/01
Mr. Justin W. Tull, Management and Economic Consul of U.S. Consulate General Sapporo visited ToMMo
News: 2018/02/28
Ms. Belinda Humes Hanson of iSCB and Mr. Benoit Machuel of FIM visited ToMMo
Research: 2018/02/20
New article about GWAS of Primary open-angle glaucoma was published
News: 2018/02/16
Mr. Robert Ewald, President of D-Wave International visited ToMMo
Research: 2018/01/30
New article about therapeutic target in c-Myc-driven ovarian cancer was publishedNew article about pathogenic variants in Japanese was published
Research: 2018/01/05
New article about pathogenic variants in Japanese was published
2017
News: 2017/12/26
Students in SAKURA Exchange Program in Science visited ToMMo
Research: 2017/12/22
A visual database of human plasma compounds [Press Release]
News: 2017/12/06
Dr. Peter Gruss, President of OIST visited ToMMo
Research: 2017/11/30
New article about the effect of canagliflozin for plasma uremic toxins was published online
News: 2017/11/07
Dr. Mau-Chung Frank Chang, President of National Chiao Tung University, visited ToMMo
News: 2017/11/02
Prof. Debra Meyer from University of Johannesburg, South Africa visited ToMMo
Research: 2017/10/27
The article about association between psychological distress and cancer screening was published
News: 2017/10/18
2nd Karolinska-Tohoku Joint Symposium on Medical Sciences was held
News: 2017/10/16
Dr. Sikkema and Mr. Scheerder, Lifelines, visited ToMMo and had a seminar
Research: 2017/10/03
New expanded version of Japanese Multi Omics Reference Panel "jMorp": 5,093 people Metabolome data are now available online
News: 2017/10/03
Prof. Michael Arthur, UCL President and Provost visited ToMMo
Research: 2017/09/28
The locations and allele frequencies of SNVs of 3,554 Japanese individuals by whole genome sequences is available
Research: 2017/09/19
The article about psychological distress among individuals whose partners have cancer was published
Research: 2017/09/12
The article about loci for body mass index in the Japanese population was published
Events: 2017/09/08
The 83rd In Silico Megabank Research Seminar (September 19, 2017)
Research: 2017/09/07
The article about cancer screening participation in schizophrenic outpatients was published
News: 2017/09/06
Delegates from University of Indonesia visited ToMMo
Events: 2017/09/04
2nd Karolinska-Tohoku Joint Symposium on Medical Sciences (Oct. 2-4)
News: 2017/08/23
A seminar by Prof. Harold Snieder and Mr. Bart Scheerder, Lifelines, was held
Research: 2017/08/10
The article about cohort pariticipants’ preferences for receiving genetic test results was published
Research: 2017/07/10
An article about protecting privacy in data sharing is online
Research: 2017/07/10
An article about ToMMo Child Health Study was published
News: 2017/06/20
The article about a new method for detecting hidden SNPs was published
News: 2017/06/06
Announcing release of JRG v2 and decoyJRGv2
News: 2017/05/19
Delegates from faculty of medicine at Srinakharinwirot University visited ToMMo
News: 2017/05/19
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto and Prof. Kengo Kinoshita presented lectures at symposium "AGING SCIENCE"
Research: 2017/05/17
New article about preeclampsia was published
News: 2017/05/17
UK-CKD-ToMMo joint conference 2017 in Sendai was held (May 12, 2017)
News: 2017/05/11
Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi Mission Report in Sendai
News: 2017/05/01
Norwegian University of Science and Technology Vice-president Kari Melby and her colleagues visited ToMMo
News: 2017/03/08
Mr. Jason P. Hyland, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires ad interim and Ms. Rachel Brunette-Chen, Principal Officer of U.S. Consulate General Sapporo visited ToMMo
News: 2017/02/21
Dr. Teri Manolio, Dr. Steven Kleeberger and NIH delegation visited ToMMo
Events: 2017/02/10
Dr. Teri Manolio and Dr. Steven Kleeberger of NIH will speak at The 2017 Japan-NIH Joint Symposium on February 16
Events: 2017/02/01
The 82nd In Silico Megabank Research Seminar (February 10, 2017)
News: 2017/01/27
University of Bergen Professor Nina Langeland and her colleagues visited ToMMo
News: 2017/01/26
The number of participants for the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study reached to 70,000
Research: 2017/01/20
The article about Ischemic Stroke was published in Stroke
Events: 2017/01/20
The 81st In Silico Megabank Research Seminar (February 2, 2017)
News: 2017/01/18
GA4GH Executive Director Peter Goodhand has given a lecture
Research: 2017/01/12
Collaboration work using 1KJPN data was published
Events: 2017/01/10
The 80th In Silico Megabank Research Seminar (January 13, 2017)
Research: 2017/01/06
New article about renal anemia model mouse established was published
Research: 2017/01/05
New article about long non-coding RNA was published
2016
Events: 2016/12/27
The 2017 Japan-NIH joint Symposium (February 15-17, 2017)
News: 2016/11/24
Why Air Pollutants Make Some People Vulnerable to Atopic Dermatitis
News: 2016/11/14
The council members of Asian Society of Gynecologic Oncology (ASGO) visited ToMMo
News: 2016/11/10
Participating in the international conference of phenotyping (October 27, 2016)
Events: 2016/11/10
The 78th In Silico Megabank Research Seminar (November 16, 2016)
News: 2016/10/24
Prof. Yamamoto has given lectures in Spain
Events: 2016/10/14
The 77th In Silico Megabank Research Seminar (November 10, 2016)
News: 2016/10/05
ToMMo became a member of the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH)
News: 2016/09/26
Students at faculty of business and law, University of New Castle, Australia visited ToMMo
Events: 2016/09/16
ToMMo at the 89th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Biochemical Society (September 25 -27, 2016)
News: 2016/09/13
The University of Bordeaux Vice-president visited ToMMo
Research: 2016/09/12
We enlarged Japanese Multi Omics Reference Panel "jMorp", 1,008 people Metabolome data are now online
Research: 2016/09/02
Genetic Diversity of Enzymes Alters Metabolic Individuality [Press Release]
Research: 2016/09/01
Article about protocol for the G-Met analyses of plasma was published
News: 2016/08/25
Announcing release of JRG v1
News: 2016/08/22
The students in SAKURA Science visited ToMMo
Events: 2016/08/15
The 75th In Silico Megabank Research Seminar (September 2, 2016)
Research: 2016/08/10
Article about Partners’ Ongoing Treatment for Chronic Disease after the Earthquake was published
News: 2016/07/17
2nd NHRI-ToMMo Conference was held
Research: 2016/07/15
The release of decoyJRG v1
Research: 2016/07/05
Article about design and mission of the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project was published
Research: 2016/06/23
Article about the association between psychological distress and the risk of withdrawing from hypertension treatment after the earthquake was published
Research: 2016/06/21
Release of locations and allele frequencies of all SNVs in whole genome sequences of 2,049 Japanese individuals
Events: 2016/05/27
2nd NHRI-ToMMo Conference (July 15-16, 2016)
Events: 2016/05/23
ToMMo at Special exhibition of G7 Science & Technology Ministers’ Meeting in Tsukuba, Ibaraki
News: 2016/05/06
Message to Ecuador
Research: 2016/04/26
Article about DNA extraction methods for human oral plaques was published
Research: 2016/04/25
ToMMo has constructed the Japanese refernece genome
Research: 2016/04/23
Release of dbTMM, Integrated Database of Tohoku Medical Megabank
News: 2016/04/19
ToMMo expressed deep condolence and released topics for the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes
Research: 2016/04/15
Article about a new genetic prediction method was published
Media: 2016/04/14
The comments by Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto was introduced on Missoulian, Newspaper website in Western Montana
News: 2016/04/14
Prof. Yamamoto had a lecture at University of Montana
Research: 2016/04/14
iMethyl database was launched by Iwate Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization
News: 2016/04/13
Professor Nobuo Yaegashi won the Prizes for Science and Technology by the MEXT
Research: 2016/04/06
ToMMo completed the ToMMo Child Health Study in Miyagi Prefecture during a period of four years after the Great East Earthquake [Press Release]
Research: 2016/04/01
Article about the disaster impact on regional obstetrical care in Miyagi was published
Research: 2016/03/28
Article about the disaster Public Attitudes toward an Epidemiological Study with Genomic Analysis was published
News: 2016/03/23
ToMMo obtained ISO 27001:2013 certification
Events: 2016/03/23
ToMMo at 13th International Congress of Human Genetics, ICHG2016 (April 4-6, 2016)
Media: 2016/03/22
Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization was introduced on news and information website in New Zealand
News: 2016/03/17
The students in UCL-Tohoku Neuro Global Short-Visit Program visited ToMMo
Research: 2016/03/16
Depressive symptoms continue to be higher in coastal areas than in inland areas 3 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake [Press Release]
News: 2016/03/01
Prof. Reed Humphrey (University of Montana) visited ToMMo
Events: 2016/02/05
The 73rd In Silico Megabank Research Seminar (February 12, 2016)
"Search for Genetic Factors of Immune-related Diseases"
Dr. Yuki Hitomi (Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo)
Events: 2016/01/18
The 72th In Silico Megabank Research Seminar (January 26, 2016)
"Recent Machine Learning and Component Technology for Speech Dialog System"
Dr. Ryu Takeda (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University)
Events: 2016/01/13
The 71th In Silico Megabank Research Seminar (January 22, 2016)
"Information Processing Technology for Genomic Sequencing"
Dr. Masahiro Kasahara (Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
Events: 2016/01/06
The 69th In Silico Megabank Research Seminar (January 12, 2016)
"Search for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathologically related genes using Japanese genome"
Dr. Professor Gen Sobue (Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine)
2015
News: 2015/12/10
Announcement: Access for the locations and allele frequencies of all SNVs in the Whole Genome Reference Panel
Events: 2015/12/07
EU-Tohoku Biobank Symposium was held
News: 2015/12/02
Associate Professor Masahiro Hiratsuka receives award from The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
Events: 2015/11/27
ToMMo at BMB2015 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (December 1-3, 2015)
News: 2015/11/12
Case Western Reserve University President visited ToMMo
Events: 2015/11/08
NHRI-ToMMo Conference was held in Taiwan
News: 2015/11/04
50,000 people have participated in the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Community-Based Cohort Study in Miyagi Prefecture
Events: 2015/10/26
ToMMo at SC '15 Exhibition Booth (Nov. 16-19)
Events: 2015/10/21
Session in TBC 2015 will be held by ToMMo (Nov. 9)
News: 2015/10/02
Professor Junnichi Sugawara led the U.S. Study Tour organized by the TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Training Program
Research: 2015/09/01
Psychological Consequences Remain Profound Among Coastal Communities Devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake [Press Release]
Events: 2015/08/27
The seminar "The Imaging Enhancement and UK Biobank: an unprecedented effort for new knowledge about late life disease" by Prof. Paul Matthews, UK biobank, was held
Research: 2015/08/21
Rare variant discovery by deep whole-genome sequencing of 1,070 Japanese individuals [Press Release]
News: 2015/08/21
Children's picture books were donated
Events: 2015/08/10
Seminar by Prof. Paul Matthews (Aug. 27)
"The Imaging Enhancement and UK Biobank: an unprecedented effort for new knowledge about late life disease"
Prof. Paul M. Matthews (UK biobank, Imperial College London)
News: 2015/07/30
ToMMo member participated in the symposium on Case Western Reserve University campus
News: 2015/07/24
Prof. Steven Laureys visited ToMMo
News: 2015/07/08
Members of St. Luke's Medical Center visited ToMMo
Research: 2015/07/02
Japanese Multi Omics Reference Panel "jMorp"
News: 2015/06/25
Japonica Array: Improved genotype imputation by designing a population-specific SNP array with 1,070 Japanese individuals
News: 2015/06/22
Cooperation in the first verification testing of quantum cryptographic communication system
News: 2015/06/10
A paper about ToMMo Child Health Study was published in TJEM
News: 2015/06/08
"8 rules to prevent communicable disease" / "8 Tips for Mental Health Promotion after Disaster" available in Nepali
News: 2015/06/04
ToMMo have donated to help Nepal Earthquake Relief Efforts
News: 2015/04/17
The Japanese-German University Presidents' Conference members visited ToMMo
News: 2015/04/15
International Seminar: "Taiwan Biobank for the health of next generations" held at ToMMo
News: 2015/04/07
The recipients of the "Commendation for Science and Technology" by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, were announced on April 7th, 2015. Professor Sadayoshi Ito (Department of Community Medical Supports) won the Prizes for Science and Technology, Research Category. The award ceremony will be held at MEXT on April 15th, 2015. For more information, visit MEXT website (Japanese)
News: 2015/03/23
ToMMo's Leaflet for people with low vision is exhibited to the "Pleasant Form for Everyone"
News: 2015/03/20
Message to the world - ToMMo contribution to the success of WCDRR -
News: 2015/03/16
Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization was introduced on biobank SWEDEN
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News: 2015/03/12
Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization was introduced on ISBER NEWS
News: 2015/03/06
Prof. Banelyuk Egor and Dr. Anastasiia Efimenko (Lomonosov Moscow State University) visited ToMMo
News: 2015/02/25
International Symposium on improvement of the medical information infrastructure in Tohoku (Feb. 23-25)
News: 2015/02/19
On February 17th, 2015, Prof. Nobuo Fuse at the Department of Integrative Genomics participated in the symposium as a speaker at Asia-ARVO 2015 (The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology). He introduced about Tohoku Medical Megabank Project and our cohort studies. "Updates on Genetic Epidemiology in Ophthalmology: What's the Next Hope?"
News: 2015/02/19
Professor Mark Chance (Case Western Reserve University) visited ToMMo
News: 2015/02/17
Professor Paul Anderson (Harvard Medical School) visited ToMMo
2014
News: 2014/10/20
Students from University of Tasmania visited ToMMo
Events: 2014/10/01
Karolinska-Tohoku Joint Symposium on Medical Sciences (Nov. 8-9)
Events: 2014/10/01
A Health Informatics Infrastructure for a New Era (Nov. 8, 2014-Feb. 25, 2015)
Research: 2014/09/01
An article introducing the ToMMo's original method for NGS library quantitation is now available online
Research: 2014/08/29
Partial release of data from Tohoku Medical Megabank project's Whole Genome Reference Panel [Press Release]
Research: 2014/08/26
An article of quality control software for ultra-high-throughput DNA data was published and marked as "highly accessed" article of the journal
Research: 2014/08/13
An article on next generation sequencer from ToMMo is now online
Media: 2014/07/31
ToMMo was introduced on the TOHOKU UNIVERSITY's website
Events: 2014/07/29
The first general meeting of the Association of Tohoku Medical Megabank Project (Miyagi) was held
Events: 2014/07/29
ToMMo's new building was completed on the Seiryo Campus
News: 2014/04/11
More than 2500 pregnant women have participated in the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study
News: 2014/04/07
The recipients of the "Commendation for Science and Technology" by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, were announced on April 7th, 2014. Professor Hideyasu Kiyomoto (Department Chair, Community Medical Supports) won the Prizes for Science and Technology, Public Understanding Promotion Category. Professor Shigeo Kure (Deputy Executive Director) and Professor Teiji Tominaga (Department Chair, Health Record Informatics) won the Prizes for Science and Technology, Research Category. The award ceremony will be held at MEXT on April 15th, 2014. For more information, visit MEXT website (Japanese)
Events: 2014/03/05
International Symposium on Disaster Medical and Public Health Management (May 21-22)
News: 2014/03/04
The latest research status of long-term health survey in coastal areas in Miyagi prefecture, conducted by ToMMo, was reported on several news outlets
News: 2014/02/27
Dr. Stephen J. Anderson (Commercial Attache, United States Embassy, Tokyo, Japan) visited ToMMo
Research: 2014/01/17
Findings from the FY2013 long-term community child health study [Press Release]
2013
News: 2013/11/13
Message to medical practitioners after Typhoon Haiyan in Philippines
News: 2013/08/15
Dr. Veronica van Heyningen visited Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization
Events: 2013/08/05
Members of 9/11 Family Association came and had seminar
News: 2013/07/19
A three-generation cohort study has started in Miyagi Prefecture
News: 2013/06/26
Creation of a mouse model for renal anemia: Expectations for a development of new treatments for anemia [Press Release]
Events: 2013/06/17
Kickoff Symposium for Tohoku Medical Megabank Cohort Study was held
News: 2013/05/29
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of Ogawara Town
News: 2013/05/20
A community resident cohort study has started in Miyagi Prefecture
News: 2013/04/08
Prof. Fuse had a lecture at the 117th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Ophthalmological Society, in Tokyo, Japan
Events: 2013/04/03
TOMODACHI Seminar "Current situation of Disaster Medical Care-ToMMo x TOMODACHI" (Apr. 12)
Media: 2013/03/22
Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization was introduced on Nature
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Media: 2013/03/12
Tohoku Medical Megabank Project was introduced on the website of Public Relations Office of the Government of Japan
News: 2013/02/04
Prof. Fuse had a lecture at the 28th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Congress, in Hyderabad, India
2012
News: 2012/11/13
Message to medical practitioners in Guatemala and Myanmar: We are so sorry to know that Guatemala and Myanmar has also suffered the serious natural disaster of Magnitude 7.4 earthquake on the 7th of November and Magnitude 6.8 earthquake on 11th of November respectively after we had heard about the damage by Hurricane Sandy in the United States
News: 2012/11/06
Tohoku Medical Megabank Organaization would like to express a sympathy to all people suffered from the hurricane Sandy
News: 2012/10/11
Prof. Dr. Ralph Eichler, President of ETH Zurich, visited Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization
News: 2012/10/01
Tohoku University promotes community health service development in the Tohoku region through the ToMMo Clinical Fellowship
News: 2012/09/24
A fact-finding mission sent from Sweden visited Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization
News: 2012/09/20
ToMMo hosts brilliant ALSO and BLSO courses in Ishinomaki City-educational programs focused on assisting pregnant women during disasters
News: 2012/09/19
Tohoku University signed a cooperation agreement for Tohoku Medical Megabank Project with Miyagi Prefectural Government
News: 2012/09/12
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of Wakuya Town
News: 2012/09/11
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of Kawasaki town
News: 2012/09/11
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of TOWN ZAO
News: 2012/09/07
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of Tomiya-Town
Events: 2012/09/01
Prof. Nakayama, Prof. Yasuda, and Prof. Nagasaki presented lectures at CSI-GCOE Joint Workshop on Genome Science in Singapore
News: 2012/08/30
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, Director, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of Kami-machi
News: 2012/08/28
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, Director, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of Misato Town
News: 2012/08/28
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, Director, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of Shikama Town
News: 2012/08/09
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of Rifu Town
News: 2012/08/08
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, Director, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of Matsushima Town
News: 2012/07/13
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, Director, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of City of Tagajo
News: 2012/07/13
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, Director, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of Shiogama City
News: 2012/07/11
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, Director, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of Higashi matsushima City
News: 2012/07/11
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, Director, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of Kakuda City
News: 2012/07/10
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, Director, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of Yamamoto Town
News: 2012/07/10
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, Director, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of City of Natori
News: 2012/05/18
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of Onagawa Town
News: 2012/05/16
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of Minamisanriku Town
Research: 2012/04/29
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto received the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2012
News: 2012/04/23
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, Director, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of Shiroishi City
News: 2012/04/20
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, Director, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of Watari Town
News: 2012/04/17
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, Director, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of Kurihara City
News: 2012/04/13
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, Director, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of Osaki City
News: 2012/04/04
A press conference was held-establishment of Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization-
News: 2012/03/28
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, and Directors visited the Mayor of Town of Shichigahama.
News: 2012/03/23
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, and Directors visited the Mayor of Tome City
News: 2012/03/07
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, Director, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of Iwanuma City
News: 2012/03/02
Prof. Masayuki Yamamoto, Director, and his colleagues visited the Mayor of Ishinomaki City
News: 2012/02/01
Tohoku University first established Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization