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【Event】The 19th Metabolome Symposium

October 20, 2025

October 20, 2025

Keio University Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q) participated in the 19th Metabolome Symposium (Lectures & Exhibition)

Date and Time : October 15 (Wed.) – 17 (Fri.), 2025
Venue : Kobe University, Japan

Metabolome Symposium
Held annually since 2006 to provide a forum for presenting and discussing the latest technologies and applications of metabolomics, and to promote research and practical use of metabolomics analysis technologies.

Sessions of this year’s symposium
Metabolic engineering, medicine, gut microbiota, metabolic imaging, lipidomics, metabolome, synthetic biology

Participants from WPI-Bio2Q, Keio University

1) Makoto Arita / Bio2Q Bio-1 Core Director PI / Professor, Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy / Lipid Biology, Lipidomics (Chairperson)
2) Tomoyoshi Soga / Bio2Q PI / Advanced Research Project Professor, Emeritus Professor Keio University / Analytical chemistry, Metabolomics, Cancer metabolism (Lecturer)
3) Yuki Sugiura / Bio2Q Jr. PI / Associate Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine’s Affiliated Comprehensive Cancer Immunology Research Center / Biochemistry(Analytical Chemistry) (Lecturer)
4) Yosuke Oba / Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Keio University / Physiological Chemistry and Metabolism (Lecturer)
5) Yuki Nishida / Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University (Exhibitor)
6) Niina Ishida / Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University (Exhibitor)
7) Minami Hosoya / Bio2Q Research Administrator, Keio University (Exhibitor)
8) Junta Komamura / Bio2Q URA, Research Manager, Planning & Coordination, Keio University, Molecular and Cellular Biology (Exhibitor)

Lecture from Bio2Q

Tomoyoshi Soga: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Luncheon Seminar
Yuki Sugiura: “Tissue Mapping of 13C6 -Glucose Metabolism”
Yosuke Oba: “Unraveling Cellular Functions through Organelle Lipidomics”

About 300 people participated in the lively scientific discussions.
Bio2Q will continue its efforts toward realizing a society of healthy longevity.

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