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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2026.10.08
【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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2026.10.08
【10/20 Seminar】 WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar: Debora Suppiger, PhD（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 Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 17:00-17:40 Speaker Debora Suppiger, PhD（Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Zurich） Title Tracing development across...
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Engaging Discussion on Cutting-Edge Research with Dr. Magdalena Skipper, Editor-...
On February 20, Dr. Magdalena Skipper, Editor-in-Chief of the prestigious scientific journal Nature, visited CRIK Shinanomachi together with Springer Nature Japan's Director Hiromitsu Urakami and Commercial Director Ikuko Oba. During the visit, active discussions were held with researchers affiliated with WPI-Bio2Q. Participants from Bio2Q included Professor Toshiro Sato (Dean of the Graduate ...
New Member - Dr. Jung Hyun Im
Introducing new member of Bio2Q We are excited to welcome Dr. Jung Hyun Im as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Bio-1 Core of Bio2Q. "Hello, everyone. I am very pleased to join Bio2Q as a postdoctoral researcher. My research career began with Master course in stem cell major with the study of finding chemicals eliminating ESCs selectively to overcome limitations of investigated the unique mechanisms o...
【Seminar Report】WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar: Carys Williams, PhD
Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) held a seminar as follows. 16:00 -17:00, February 26, 2026 Venue: 3F Meeting Room Center for Integrated Medical Research, Shinanomachi Campus, Keio University Speaker: Carys Williams, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology Cambridge, UK Title: “Design principles of a membrane-span...
【Seminar Report】WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar: Andrew Wray, PhD
Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) held a seminar as follows; Date and Time： 15:00-16:00, February 25 Venue：JKiC 1F, Shinanomachi Campus, Keio University Speaker：Andrew Wray, PhD International Collaborator, Bio2Q Quantum Algorithm Researcher, Sygaldry Technologies Quantum algorithm research and materials physics, USA Title：Can near term qua...
【Seminar Report】WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar: Takeharu Mino, PhD
Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) held a seminar as follows. 16:00 -17:00, February 19, 2026 Venue: 6F Meeting Room, Center for Integrated Medical Research, Shinanomachi Campus, Keio University Speaker: Takeharu Mino, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Synthetic and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Kyoto University...
【3/5 Seminar】WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar: Ping-Chih Ho, 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 17:00 -18:00, March 5, 2026 Venue 6F Meeting Room, Center for Integrated Medical Research, Shinanomachi Campus, Keio University Title “Harnessing Kupffer cells for re-shaping T cell im...
【2/26 Seminar】WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar: Carys Williams, Ph.D.
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 -17:00, February 26, 2026 Venue 3F Meeting Room, Center for Integrated Medical Research, Shinanomachi Campus, Keio University Title “Design principles of a membrane-spanning ubiq...
【2/19 Seminar】WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar: Takeharu Mino, Ph.D.
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 -17:00, February 19, 2026 Venue 6F Meeting Room, Center for Integrated Medical Research, Shinanomachi Campus, Keio University Title “DMD-PhoxID Enables Spatially Resolved Protein...
【3/31 Seminar】WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar: The 173rd Brain Club Mini-symposium
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. We are pleased to announce the following the 173rd Brain Club Mini-symposium, organized by the Yuzaki Laboratory, WPI-Bio2Q, Keio University. The Brain Club Seminar series invites leading researchers from various fie...
【Event Report】 Future Scientists Visit Bio2Q: Field Trip for Tokyo Gakugei Unive...
On February 5, 2026, the WPI-Bio2Q Research Center at Keio University hosted a science field trip for 25 first-year students from Tokyo Gakugei University Senior High School. The event began with welcoming remarks from Advanced Research Project Professor Yuzaki and Dean Takebayashi, followed by an introduction to Bio2Q’s interdisciplinary research by Project Professor Sampetrean. Students divid...
【2/25Seminar】WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar: Andrew Wray, 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 February 25, 2026 Venue JKiC 1F, Shinanomachi Campus, Keio University Title Can near term quantum hardware advance molecular simulation? Speaker Andrew Wray, PhD Bio...
Two New Titles Released in the “Booklets Series for Young Readers” : Issue 09 (T...
The Digital Booklet Series for Young Readers, which introduces research activities at Bio2Q, has added two new issues. Issue 09 features Prof. Takanori Kanai, who explores the complex communication between the gut, liver, and brain to tackle inflammatory diseases. Issue 10 looks at the research of Prof. Oltea Sampetrean, whose work investigates how gut bacteria metabolites might help in deve...
WPI-Bio2Q Newsletter "Bio2Q Connect" Vol.2, Issue 13 Released
WPI-Bio2Q has published the latest issue of its newsletter, “Bio2Q Connect” (Vol. 2, Issue 13, January 29, 2026). This issue covers a broad spectrum of activities, from high-level scientific seminars on single-cell multi-omics to strategic initiatives for university internationalization and DEI, as well as outreach programs designed to inspire future scientists. Key Topics in This Issue: Sem...
Open Call: Postdoctoral Fellow for Professor Nadinath Nillegoda’s Lab
Prof. Nadinath Nillegoda, specializing in proteostasis and cell repair, is currently hiring a postdoctoral fellow. We are looking for applicants with experience in cell biology (ideally stem cell biology), cell or tissue transplantation biology, advanced imaging, and animal (mouse) work. For further details, please refer to the link below. We look forward to receiving your application. ※Appli...
【CHO School Series】Exploring the Frontiers of Life Science: A Special 3-Part Onl...
Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) in collaboration with Knowledge Capital, will host a three-part online special lecture series starting February 6. Presented as part of the "SpringX CHO School" series, this program explores the cutting edge of life sciences, driven by advances in technologies for visualizing cells and molecules, as well as the latest in...
[Publication]M cell–dependent commensal uptake confers encephalitogenic phenotyp...
Co-authored by researchers from Bio2Q and Keio University, and published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), this study identifies specialized epithelial cells in Peyer’s patches, called M cells, as a critical site that links gut commensal bacteria to central nervous system autoimmunity. These researchers show that the M cell–dependent uptake of specific commensal bacteria c...
【Seminar Report】WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar
Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) held a seminar as follows. 17:00 -18:00 January 7, 2026 Venue: JKiC1F, Shinanomachi Campus, Keio University Speaker： Masahiro Kanai, PhD Instructor in Medicine, Center for Computational and Integrative Biology Massachusetts General Hospital Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard USA Title: “Population-scale m...
[Publication]Niche-preserving transplantation promotes functional engraftment of...
Co-authored by Bio2Q and Keio University researchers, this study demonstrates a niche-preserving transplantation strategy that enables highly efficient engraftment of intestinal organoids in the small intestine. These researchers show that restoring ileal epithelial function within the jejunum improves bile acid absorption and survival in a rat model of short bowel syndrome, highlighting the thera...
WPI-Bio2Q Newsletter "Bio2Q Connect" Vol. 2, Issue 12 Released
WPI-Bio2Q has released the latest issue of our newsletter, "Bio2Q Connect" (Vol. 2, Issue 12). This issue highlights the selection of six Bio2Q researchers as "Highly Cited Researchers 2025," a comprehensive report on the 4th Keio University WPI-Bio2Q International Symposium, and our successful outreach at KEIO TECHNO-MALL 2025. Key Highlights: Highly Cited Researchers 2025: Six WPI-Bio2Q...
【Seminar】 WPI-Bio2Q Open Seminar: Tomoe Ishikawa, 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, and pre-registration is required. Date & Time Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 11:00-12:00 Venue Zoom (Online only) Title Neuroimmune interaction mediating physiological functions and behavior ...
