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Fulltext Challenges of the next decade for the Asia Pacific region: 2010 International Conference in Bioinformatics (InCoB 2010)

Ranganathan S, Schönbach C, Nakai K, Tan TW

BMC Genomics, 2010;11 Suppl 4:S1.

PMID: 21143792 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-11-S4-S1

The 2010 annual conference of the Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Network (APBioNet), Asia's oldest bioinformatics organisation formed in 1998, was organized as the 9th International Conference on Bioinformatics (InCoB), Sept. 26-28, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Initially, APBioNet created InCoB as forum to foster bioinformatics in the Asia Pacific region. Given the growing importance of interdisciplinary research, InCoB2010 included topics targeting scientists in the fields of genomic medicine, immunology and chemoinformatics, supporting translational research. Peer-reviewed manuscripts that were accepted for publication in this supplement, represent key areas of research interests that have emerged in our region. We also highlight some of the current challenges bioinformatics is facing in the Asia Pacific region and conclude our report with the announcement of APBioNet's 100 BioDatabases (BioDB100) initiative. BioDB100 will comply with the database criteria set out earlier in our proposal for Minimum Information about a Bioinformatics and Investigation (MIABi), setting the standards for biocuration and bioinformatics research, on which we will report at the next InCoB, Nov. 27 - Dec. 2, 2011 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Fulltext Fluorescence multispectral imaging-based diagnostic system for atherosclerosis

Ho CS, Horiuchi T, Taniguchi H, Umetsu A, Hagisawa K, Iwaya K, et al.

Biomed Eng Online, 2016 Aug 20;15(1):98.

PMID: 27542354 DOI: 10.1186/s12938-016-0220-z

Composition of atherosclerotic arterial walls is rich in lipids such as cholesterol, unlike normal arterial walls. In this study, we aimed to utilize this difference to diagnose atherosclerosis via multispectral fluorescence imaging, which allows for identification of fluorescence originating from the substance in the arterial wall.

Birth Cohort Consortium of Asia: Current and Future Perspectives

Kishi R, Zhang JJ, Ha EH, Chen PC, Tian Y, Xia Y, et al.

Epidemiology, 2017 10;28 Suppl 1:S19-S34.

PMID: 29028672 DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000698

BACKGROUND: The environmental health of children is one of the great global health concerns. Exposures in utero and throughout development can have major consequences on later health. However, environmental risks or disease burdens vary from region to region. Birth cohort studies are ideal for investigating different environmental risks.

METHODS: The principal investigators of three birth cohorts in Asia including the Taiwan Birth Panel Study (TBPS), the Mothers and Children's Environmental Health Study (MOCEH), and the Hokkaido Study on Environment and Children' Health (Hokkaido Study) coestablished the Birth Cohort Consortium of Asia (BiCCA) in 2011. Through a series of five PI meetings, the enrolment criteria, aim of the consortium, and a first-phase inventory were confirmed.

RESULTS: To date, 23 birth cohorts have been established in 10 Asian countries, consisting of approximately 70,000 study subjects in the BiCCA. This article provides the study framework, environmental exposure and health outcome assessments, as well as maternal and infant characteristics of the participating cohorts.

CONCLUSIONS: The BiCCA provides a unique and reliable source of birth cohort information in Asian countries. Further scientific cooperation is ongoing to identify specific regional environmental threats and improve the health of children in Asia.

Grand challenges in bioinformatics education and training

Işık EB, Brazas MD, Schwartz R, Gaeta B, Palagi PM, van Gelder CWG, et al.

Nat Biotechnol, 2023 Aug;41(8):1171-1174.

PMID: 37568018 DOI: 10.1038/s41587-023-01891-9

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