2026.06.12
The 5th Keio University WPI-Bio2Q International Symposium
The 5th Keio University WPI-Bio2Q International Symposium “Wiring the Body: Brain–Organ–Microbiome Networks” Greetings Registration Invited Speakers Program Access Committees Links The 5th Keio University WPI-Bio2Q International Symposium Wiring the Body: Brain–Organ–Microbiome Networks ◆Date: December 9 Wednesday - 10 Thursday, 2026 ・Day1 (Dec 9) 9:00-19:00 Lectur...
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2026.05.20
Open Call: Postdoc and Postdoc Intern Positions at Quantum Computing core
The Quantum Computing Core of the WPI Bio2Q Research Center at Keio University is inviting applications for the position of Postdoctoral Fellowships and Postdoctoral Internships. We look forward to receiving applications from those who are creative, highly-motivated scientists willing to dynamically engage in Bio2Q-related research. ※Application Information for Postdoctoral fellowships ※A...
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2026.10.07
【10/14, 15 Seminar】 WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar: Amelia Palermo, PhD＆Sonomi Yamaguchi...
Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) will hold seminars as follows. These events are only for faculty, students, and staff of Keio University, and pre-registration is required. Session #1 Date and Time Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 15:00-16:00 Title Mining novel druggable vulnerabilities by systems biology of metabolism and artificial inferenc...
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2026.10.02
Research Internship Program 2027
Join Bio2Q! We welcome Bachelor’s and Master’s students from diverse backgrounds, who wish to pursue a Master’s or PhD program in a field related to Bio2Q. ELIGIBILITY PROGRAM PERIOD FINANCIAL SUPPORT VOICES OF PAST INTERNS PATHWAY TO GRADUATE SCHOOL DEADLINE APPLICATION PROCESS FAQ CONTACT ELIGIBILITY Graduate School of Medicine: Bachelor’s and Master’s student...
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2026.10.07
【Event】Participation in Keio University’s “Yotsuya Festival”
Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) participated in the following event. Keio University Shinanomachi Campus “Yotsuya Festival” October 3 (Sat) 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM October 4 (Sun) 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM In addition to introducing Bio2Q’s research activities, we also hosted a Science Art Gallery on the day of the event. We welcomed 278 visitors and estab...
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【Seminar】Jürgen Knoblich Seminar (for Keio Members)
The Keio Organoid Consortium, in collaboration with WPI-Bio2Q, will host a seminar featuring Dr. Jürgen Knoblich. This is an event for faculty, researchers, students, and staff of Keio University. Date & Time Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 17:00 Venue Kitasato Hall, Keio University Shinanomachi Campus Speaker Jürgen Knoblich, PhD Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the A...
【Seminar Report】WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar: Alexandra (Sasha) Zhernakova, MD, PhD
Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) held a seminar as follows. 15:00 -16:00, June 9, 2026 Venue: 7F Meeting Room, Center for Integrated Medical Research, Shinanomachi Campus, Keio University Speaker: Alexandra (Sasha) Zhernakova, MD, PhD Professor Department of Genetics University Medical Center Groningen The Netherlands Title: “Gut micro...
【Seminar Report】WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar: Emily White, PhD & Christina Tobin Kåhrs...
Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) held a seminar as follows. 16:00 -17:30, June 8, 2026 Venue: JKiC Seminar Room, Shinanomachi Campus, Keio University Speaker: Emily White,PhD Chief Editor Nature Microbiology Christina Tobin Kåhrström, PhD Senior Editor Nature Title: “Inside Nature Journals” Publication is an integral facet of the...
【6/9 Seminar】WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar: Alexandra (Sasha) Zhernakova, MD, PhD
Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) will hold a seminar as follows. This is an event for faculty, students, and staff of Keio University. Date＆Time 15:00 -16:00, June 9, 2026 Venue 7F Meeting Room, Center for Integrated Medical Research, Shinanomachi Campus, Keio University Title "Gut microbiome through life: genetic, exposome and healt...
【6/8 Seminar】WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar: Emily White, PhD ＆ Christina Tobin Kåhrströ...
Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) will hold a seminar as follows. This is an event for faculty, students, and staff of Keio University. Date＆Time 16:00 -17:30, June 8, 2026 Venue JKiC Seminar Room, Shinanomachi Campus, Keio University Title “Inside Nature Journals” Speaker Emily White, PhD Chief Editor Nature Microbiology C...
The 3rd WPI-Bio2Q Retreat (May 28-29, 2026)
The Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) held the third WPI-Bio2Q Retreat on May 28 and 29 in Chiba, Japan. Retreat venue: Resol No Mori, Chiba, Japan Concept: ❶ Bio2Q goal Integrating biology, microbiome, and quantum computing for healthy longevity ❷Purpose of this Bio2Q Retreat To establish a Bio2Q network of researchers to achieve the interd...
WPI-Bio2Q Newsletter “Bio2Q Connect” Vol.2, Issue 15 Published
WPI-Bio2Q has published the latest issue of its newsletter, "Bio2Q Connect," today on May 29, 2026. This issue covers the following updates and activities from across the center: Featured Topics: Message from the Administrative Director (The Pulse of Midterm Bio2Q): Reflections on the center's midterm progress and foundations (Q Bio Synergy Sessions, Faculty Club, and the Structural Biology...
[Publication] SMASH Imaging: A Serial Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionizatio...
Co-authored by researchers from Bio2Q, and published in the journal Analytical Chemistry, this study introduces SMASH imaging, a serial MALDI mass spectrometry imaging platform that enables dual-polarity and MS2 spatial lipidomics on a single tissue section. These researchers demonstrate that repeated high-resolution imaging of the same tissue pixels can be achieved through optimized ion mobility,...
【5/27 Seminar】 WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar: Eva Maria Romera-Recio（for Keio Members）
Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) will hold a seminar as follows. This event is only for faculty, students, and staff of Keio University. Date & Time Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 17:00 -17:40 Venue JKiC 1F, Shinanomachi Campus, Keio University (Onsite only) Title Understanding Microbiomes: from ruminants to human cognition Speake...
【Seminar Report】WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar / The 2nd Structural Biology Club
Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) held a seminar as follows. 11:00 -12:00, May 14, 2026 Yersinia entomophaga Tc toxin is released by T10SS-dependent lysis of specialized cell subpopulations Speaker: Oleg Sitsel, PhD Assistant professor Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Japan Venue: 6F Meeting Room, Center for Integrated Medical ...
Visit to Bio2Q by Yohei Matsumoto, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Scien...
On April 27, 2026, Yohei Matsumoto, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, visited Bio2Q. Center Director Kenya Honda, Administrative Director Oltea Sampetrean, Special Advisor to the Director Michisuke Yuzaki, Jr. PI Kunimichi Suzuki and others attended the meeting, introduced Bio2Q, exchanged opinions, and guided a tour of the facilities. For more details, please s...
【5/14Seminar】WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar / The 2nd Structural Biology Club: Oleg Sits...
Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) will hold a seminar as follows. This is an event for faculty, students, and staff of Keio University. Date＆Time 11:00 -12:00, May 14, 2026 Venue 6F Meeting Room, Center for Integrated Medical Research, Shinanomachi Campus, Keio University Title “Yersinia entomophaga Tc toxin is released by T10SS-depen...
New Member - Ms. Eva Maria Romera Recio, Postdoctoral Intern
Introducing new member of Bio2Q We are excited to welcome Ms. Eva Maria Romera Recio as a Postdoctoral Intern at Bio-1 Core of Bio2Q. "Hello! I’m Eva, a veterinarian and PhD candidate at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Granada, Spain, supervised by Prof. David Yáñez-Ruiz. I will be joining Bio2Q as a postdoctoral fellow in Prof. Daniel Mende’s computational microbiome group. ...
【5/21 Seminar】 WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar: Nandani Balloo, Ph.D.（for Keio Members）
Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) will hold a seminar as follows. This event is only for faculty, students, and staff of Keio University. Date & Time Thursday, May 21, 2026, 17:00 -17:40 Venue JKiC 1F, Shinanomachi Campus, Keio University (Onsite only) Title From Natural Products toward Visual Proteomics: Exploring Bacterial Diver...
【Seminar Report】WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar: Soumya Raychaudhuri, MD, PhD
Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) held a seminar as follows. 11:00 -12:00, April 27, 2026 Venue: 2F Meeting Room, Center for Integrated Medical Research, Shinanomachi Campus, Keio University Speaker: Soumya Raychaudhuri, MD, PhD Professor of Biomedical Informatics Harvard Medical School USA Title: “Wrestling a disease locus to the ground...
【Seminar Report】WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar: Sebastian Hiller, PhD
Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) held a seminar as follows. 16:00 -17:30, April 15, 2026 Venue: 3F Meeting Room, Center for Integrated Medical Research, Shinanomachi Campus, Keio University Speaker: Sebastian Hiller, PhD Head of Research Group, The Center for Molecular Life Science, BIOZENTRUM, University of Basel, Switzerland Title: “Th...
【Seminar Report】WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar: The 174th Brain Club & the 1st Structura...
Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) held a seminar as follows. The 174th Brain Club & the 1st Structural Biology Club Lipid Regulation of Ion Channels in Neuronal Excitability: Molecular and Structural Mechanisms Hosted by the Yuzaki Lab, the Suzuki Lab, and Bio2Q Date: Friday, April 10, 2026 Time: 16:00-18:00 Venue: Meeting Room, 8th Floor, C...
【4/27 Seminar】WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar: Soumya Raychaudhuri, MD, PhD
Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) will hold a seminar as follows. This is an event for faculty, students, and staff of Keio University. Date & Time 11:00～12:00, April 27, 2026 Venue 2F Meeting Room, Center for Integrated Medical Research, Shinanomachi Campus, Keio University Title “Wrestling a disease locus to the ground: Defining...
Call for Principal Investigator Positions(Senior and Junior Levels) at Quantum C...
Bio2Q Center at Keio University is inviting applications for the position of Principal Investigators (Senior and Junior Levels), to be appointed as Project Professor, Associate Professor or Assistant Professor. We look forward to receiving applications from researchers to unravel the complex interactions between the microbiome and multiple organs, by using cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI)...
Dr. Thomas CHATER Wins the "Prix du Public" at the 5th "Beauté Cachée de la Scie...
Dr. Thomas Chater, a researcher at WPI-Bio2Q, has been awarded the "Prix du Public" (Audience Award) in the 5th edition of the science photo contest "Beauté Cachée de la Science — "The Hidden Beauty of Science" organized by the Embassy of France in Japan. This prestigious award was determined through an online public vote that saw participation from hundreds of voters. Dr. Thomas Chater, who wa...
