Harnessing Longitudinal and Multigenerational Data for the Future of Healthcare
Information
This symposium brings together researchers from Japan and abroad to explore how longitudinal, multigenerational, and large-scale biomedical data can shape the future of healthcare. It will examine the potential of big data in medical and healthcare research, including the development and analysis of large whole-genome datasets, while considering how cohort studies can deepen our understanding of health and disease across the life course and between generations.
By connecting population-based research, genomic analysis, and diverse cohort data, the symposium aims to foster interdisciplinary discussion and identify new strategies for disease prevention, risk assessment, and future healthcare research.
Date
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 11:00 – 16:40 (JST)
Venue
Tohoku Medical Megabank Building, Seiryo Campus, Tohoku University [Access]
Capacity
Onsite: 60 (First–come–first–serve basis, registration required)
Invited Speakers
Eva Corpeleijn (University of Groningen)
Simon R. Cox (University of Edinburgh)
Hannah Currant (University of Oxford)
Mami Ishikuro (Tohoku University)
Kengo Kinoshita (Tohoku University)
Satoshi Mizuno (Tohoku University)
Soichi Ogishima (Tohoku University)
Harold Snieder (University of Groningen)
Shu Tadaka (Tohoku University)
Melissa Vos (Radboud University Medical Center)
Registration
Registration deadline: Monday, September 7, 2026, 12:00 (JST)
Registration Form
Time Schedule
- 11:00 – 11:05
- Opening Remarks
- Kengo Kinoshita (Tohoku University)
- Session I: The Potential of Big Data in Medical and Healthcare Research
- Chair: Kengo Kinoshita (Tohoku University)
- 11:05 – 11:25
- Soichi Ogishima (Tohoku University)
- TBA
- 11:25 – 11:40
- Hannah Currant (University of Oxford)
- Decoding Reproductive Health: Integrating Genetics, Electronic Healthcare Records, and Biomedical Imaging
- 11:40 – 11:50
- Shu Tadaka (Tohoku University)
- Construction of the TMM 100K Whole-Genome Dataset and Analysis of Loss-of-Function Variants
- 11:50 – 12:00
- Satoshi Mizuno (Tohoku University)
- From phenotyping to prediction: harnessing large-scale data for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
- 12:00 – 12:10
- Brief Summary and Discussion
- 12:10 – 13:10
- Lunch Break
- Session II: Future Strategies for Leveraging Multigenerational Cohorts
- Chair: Shinichi Kuriyama (Tohoku University)
- 13:10 – 13:15
- Message from the Executive Director
- Hideo Harigae (Tohoku University)
- 13:15 – 13:20
- Opening Remarks
- Shinichi Kuriyama (Tohoku University)
- 13:20 – 13:45
- Harold Snieder (University of Groningen)
- Prediction of Cardiometabolic Risk over the Life Course and across Generations
- 13:45 – 14:05
- Mami Ishikuro (Tohoku University)
- Progress of the BirThree Cohort Study and collaboration experience with the Netherlands
- 14:05 – 14:15
- Coffee Break
- 14:15 – 14:35
- Eva Corpeleijn (University of Groningen)
- Lifestyle and cardiometabolic health: insights from the large, multigeneration Lifelines cohort
- 14:35 – 14:50
- Melissa Vos (Radboud University Medical Center)
- The cardiometabolic risk profile of individuals with ADHD explained: a combined Dutch register and population-based lifelines cohort study
- 14:50 – 15:05
- Hisashi Ohseto (Tohoku University)
- Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Familial Correlations in Clinical Biomarkers: A Comparative Study of the Japanese BirThree and Dutch Lifelines Cohorts
- 15:05 – 15:15
- Brief Summary and Discussion
- 15:15 – 15:25
- Coffee Break
- Session III: Unlocking the Future Through Genomic Analysis and International Collaboration Across Cohorts
- Chair: Fuji Nagami (Tohoku University)
- 15:25 – 15:30
- Opening Remarks
- Fuji Nagami (Tohoku University)
- 15:30 – 15:55
- Simon R. Cox (University of Edinburgh)
- Life-Course Perspectives on Neurocognitive Ageing: The Lothian Birth Cohorts and Opportunities for Collaboration
- 15:55 – 16:20
- Kengo Kinoshita (Tohoku University)
- From One Cohort to Many: Japanese Genome-Omics Resources for International Collaboration
- 16:20 – 16:35
- Overall Discussion
- 16:35 – 16:40
- Closing Remarks
Co–hosted by
- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University
- Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next–Generation Medicine (INGEM), Tohoku University
Contact
Email: tfc_pg*grp.tohoku.ac.jp (change * to @)