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4 WPI-Bio2Q Faculty Members Named as Highly Cited Researchers 2023

May 20, 2024

WPI-Bio2Q at Keio University is proud to announce that four of our faculty members were included in Clarivate’s 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list.

Takanori Kanai (Cross-Field)
Kenya Honda (Immunology)
Toshiro Sato (Molecular Biology and Genetics)
Koji Atarashi (Immunology)

Mission of WPI-Bio2Q

Human health is maintained by complex interactions between multiple organs. These interactions include the microbiome, which exists on every external surface of the body, and the resulting information is processed and utilized in a coordinated manner.

Our center will develop novel research techniques to understand the interactions between multiple organs and the microbiome and develop methods to apply quantum computing to human biology. Our mission is to forge a new interdisciplinary research area that will lead to groundbreaking progress in elucidating the regulatory mechanisms sustaining human health. In the long term, we will develop new prophylactic/therapeutic approaches to promote healthy longevity.

About the World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI)
The WPI program was launched in 2007 by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) to foster globally visible research centers boasting the highest standards and outstanding research environments. Numbering more than a dozen and operating at institutions throughout the country, these centers are given a high degree of autonomy, allowing them to engage in innovative modes of management and research. The program is administered by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).

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