About GenomeNet and Bioinformatics Center

GenomeNet is a Japanese network of database and computational services for genome research and related research areas in molecular and cellular biology. GenomeNet was established in September 1991 under the Human Genome Program of the then Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Monbusho). The GenomeNet service has been developed and operated by the Kanehisa Laboratory in the Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University as part of the following projects.

• Genome Informatics Project (1991-2000)
• Overview
• Genome Informatics Series (Since 1990)
• Genome Informatics News (1993-1996)


• Genome Frontier Project (1998-2002)
• Overview


• JSPS Research for the Future Program (2000-2004)
• Overview
• Summary report (pdf)


• JST Bioinformatics Research and Development (2001-2005)
• Overview


• Education and Research Organization for Genome Information Science (2002-2006)
• Home page


• 21st Century COE Program: Genome Science (2003-2007)
• Home page


• Scientific Research on Priority Area "Comprehensive Genomics" (2005-2009)
• Overview


• JST Bioinformatics Research and Development (2006-2010)
• Overview


• Integrated Life Science Database Project (2007-2010)


• Additional Documents in Japanese

The Bioinformatics Center of the Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University was established in April 2001 in order to promote basic and applied research in bioinformatics, to facilitate education and training in bioinformatics, and to provide the bioinformatics infrastructure that integrates genomic information and biomedical knowledge.

• Research Laboratories
• Kanehisa Laboratory
• Akutsu Laboratory
• Mamitsuka Laboratory


• Service Facilities
• Supercomputer Laboratory
• Sakagura Venture-business Incubation Laboratory


• Home Pages
• Bioinformatics Center
• Institute for Chemical Research
• Kyoto University
• Kanehisa Laboratory in Tokyo

The Bioinformatics Center of Kyoto University and the Human Genome Center of the University of Tokyo have been in collaboration for the following activities.

• Japanese Society for Bioinformatics (JSBi)
• Home page (in Japanese)
• Opening ceremony (December 13, 1999)


• International Conference on Genome Informatics (GIW)
• Home page
• Genome Informatics, Volume 7 (1996)
• Genome Informatics, Volume 8 (1997)
• Genome Informatics, Volume 9 (1998)
• Genome Informatics, Volume 10 (1999)
• Genome Informatics, Volume 11 (2000) | Genome Informatics Online
• Genome Informatics, Volume 12 (2001) | Genome Informatics Online
• Genome Informatics, Volume 13 (2002) | Genome Informatics Online
• Genome Informatics, Volume 14 (2003) | Genome Informatics Online
• Genome Informatics, Vol. 15, No. 2 (2004)
• Genome Informatics, Vol. 16, No. 2 (2005)
• Genome Informatics, Vol. 17, No. 2 (2006)


• International Workshop on Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (IBSB)
• Genome Informatics, Vol. 15, No. 1 (2004)
• Genome Informatics, Vol. 16, No. 1 (2005)
• Genome Informatics, Vol. 17, No. 1 (2006)