INGEM Outline
Philosophy
Data becomes
the compass of life.
The Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine (INGEM) was established in 2017 as the hub for Next-Generation medicine to bring together the university's preeminent research capabilities in fields such as information science, basic life sciences, and genomic medicine as the core subject.
INGEM will promote;
- Research based on data science including artificial intelligence to utilize genomic/omics information and other biological information as well as clinical information.
- Research to unravel the relationship among genetic factors, environmental factors, and diseases.
- Human resource development in these fields.
Through these efforts, INGEM aims to contribute to the realization of Next-Generation medicine based on systems of personalized medicine and prevention.
History
| Feb. 2012 - | Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo) established |
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| Feb. 2015 - | Bequest from Mr. Shigeo Yoshimura |
| Apr. 2017 - | Personalized Medicine Center established at Tohoku University Hospital |
| Jun. 2017 - | Tohoku University designated as a Designated National University |
| Sep. 2017 - | The hub for Next-Generation medicine established as a World Premier International Research Center that leads creation and change |
| Feb. 2018 - | Tohoku University Hospital designated as a Core Hospital for Cancer Genome Medicine |
| Mar. 2018 - | Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine (INGEM) established |
| Feb. 2019 - | First edition of the Japanese Reference Genome Sequence (JG1) published |
| Oct. 2019 - | Biobank Cross Search System launched |
| Jan. 2020 - | Assistant Professor Jun Takayama received the 3rd AMED President’s Award for constructing JG1 |
| Mar. 2021 - | Structural Biology Group newly established |
| Apr. 2021 - | Graduate Schools of Engineering and Life Sciences newly joined, with 10 departments collaborating |
| Sep. 2021 - | Cryo-TEM became operational |
| Jul. 2024 - | Cryo-SEM became operational Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials newly joined, with 11 departments collaborating |
Structure
INGEM brings together 11 departments from Tohoku University, uniting exceptional research capabilities to establish a hub for Next-Generation medicine.
Collaboration
- Tohoku University
Hospital - Graduate School
of Medicine - Graduate School
of Dentistry - Graduate School
of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Graduate School
of Engineering - Graduate School
of Information Sciences - Graduate School
of Life Sciences - Graduate School of
Biomedical Engineering - Institute of Development,
Aging and Cancer - Institute of
Multidisciplinary
Research for Advanced Materials - Tohoku
Medical Megabank
Organization
About the Logo
Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine
The octagon represents the departments that participated at the time of establishment, and the gold ring symbolizes the organization's philosophy and goals. These two shapes signify mutual support and success, as well as advancing with the local community to achieve the philosophy and goals.
From April 2021, two new departments joined, and from July 2024, an additional department will participate, creating a robust operational structure involving a total of 11 departments.The sentiment embodied in the founding symbol mark remains unchanged as we continue our journey.
*The name and logo of INGEM are registered trademarks of Tohoku University, a National University Corporation in Japan.
