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Overview

Kousaku Okubo is affiliated with the National Institute of Genetics in Japan. Their research spans across interdisciplinary fields including Computer Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, reflecting a blend of computational and biological expertise.

Their publication record includes work primarily in the areas of Artificial Intelligence and Molecular Biology. These subfields highlight a focus on the application of computational techniques to biological data and processes.

Okubo's main research topics include Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies, Cognitive Computing and Networks, and Topic Modeling. These topics indicate involvement with advanced methods for extracting and structuring knowledge from biomedical literature and developing intelligent systems for data interpretation and dialogue.

Frequent collaborators include Jin-Dong Kim, with whom Okubo has coauthored research outputs. The frequent publication venue for their work is the journal Genomics & Informatics.

A notable recent paper from 2024 is titled "Customizing GPT for natural language dialogue interface in database access", published in Genomics & Informatics.

  • Main fields of study: Computer Science, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Subfields of study: Artificial Intelligence, Molecular Biology
  • Main topics of work: Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies, Cognitive Computing and Networks, Topic Modeling
  • Frequent coauthors: Jin-Dong Kim
  • Frequent publication venues: Genomics & Informatics
  • Recent papers: Customizing GPT for natural language dialogue interface in database access (2024, Genomics & Informatics)

Best Publications

  • cDNA cloning and expression of a novel adipose specific collagen-like factor, apM1 (AdiPose Most abundant Gene transcript 1).

    Kazuhisa Maeda;Kousaku Okubo;Iichiro Shimomura;Tohru Funahashi

  • Analysis of chemical modification of RNA from formalin-fixed samples and optimization of molecular biology applications for such samples

    Norikazu Masuda;Tadashi Ohnishi;Shoko Kawamoto;Morito Monden

  • Large scale cDNA sequencing for analysis of quantitative and qualitative aspects of gene expression.

    Kousaku Okubo;Naohiro Hori;Ryo Matoba;Toshiyuki Niiyama

  • Chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease in a general Japanese population: The Hisayama Study

    Toshiharu Ninomiya;Yutaka Kiyohara;Michiaki Kubo;Yumihiro Tanizaki

  • Integrative Annotation of 21,037 Human Genes Validated by Full-Length cDNA Clones

    Tadashi Imanishi;Takeshi Itoh;Yutaka Suzuki;Claire O'Donovan

  • Analysis of an expression profile of genes in the human adipose tissue

    Kazuhisa Maeda;Kousaku Okubo;Iichiro Shimomura;Katsuya Mizuno

  • Identification and Characterization of the Potential Promoter Regions of 1031 Kinds of Human Genes

    Yutaka Suzuki;Tatsuhiko Tsunoda;Jun Sese;Hirotoshi Taira

  • Characteristics of the human ocular surface epithelium.

    Shigeru Kinoshita;Wakako Adachi;Chie Sotozono;Kohji Nishida

  • BodyParts3D: 3D structure database for anatomical concepts

    Nobutaka Mitsuhashi;Kaori Fujieda;Takuro Tamura;Shoko Kawamoto

  • Molecular Cloning and Expression of a Novel Human Aquaporin from Adipose Tissue with Glycerol Permeability

    Hiroshi Kuriyama;Shoko Kawamoto;Narihiro Ishida;Ikko Ohno

  • Diverse transcriptional initiation revealed by fine, large‐scale mapping of mRNA start sites

    Yutaka Suzuki;Hirotoshi Taira;Tatsuhiko Tsunoda;Junko Mizushima‐Sugano

  • An in vitro system for infection with hepatitis B virus that uses primary human fetal hepatocytes.

    Takahiro Ochiya;Toshiki Tsurimoto;Keiji Ueda;Kousaku Okubo

  • A mesangium-predominant gene, megsin, is a new serpin upregulated in IgA nephropathy.

    Toshio Miyata;Masaomi Nangaku;Daisuke Suzuki;Reiko Inagi

  • DDBJ launches a new archive database with analytical tools for next-generation sequence data

    Eli Kaminuma;Jun Mashima;Yuichi Kodama;Takashi Gojobori

  • DDBJ with new system and face

    Hideaki Sugawara;Osamu Ogasawara;Kousaku Okubo;Takashi Gojobori

  • Up-regulated gene expression in the conjunctival epithelium of patients with Sjögren's syndrome.

    Satoshi Kawasaki;Shoko Kawamoto;Norihiko Yokoi;Che Connon;Che Connon

  • DNA Data Bank of Japan

    Jun Mashima;Yuichi Kodama;Takatomo Fujisawa;Toshiaki Katayama

  • Expression profile of active genes in granulocytes

    Koichi Itoh;Kousaku Okubo;Hiroyasu Utiyama;Tetsuo Hirano

  • A novel system for large-scale sequencing of cDNA by PCR amplification.

    Kousaku Okubo;Naohiro Hori;Ryo Matoba;Toshiyuki Niiyama

  • A gene expression profile of human corneal epithelium and the isolation of human keratin 12 cDNA.

    K Nishida;W Adachi;A Shimizu-Matsumoto;S Kinoshita

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenichi Matsubara
Kenichi Matsubara Osaka University
Toshihisa Takagi
Toshihisa Takagi University of Tokyo
Yasukazu Nakamura
Yasukazu Nakamura National Institute of Genetics
Takashi Gojobori
Takashi Gojobori King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Enyu Imai
Enyu Imai Nagoya University
Shinichi Morishita
Shinichi Morishita University of Tokyo
Nobuyuki Amino
Nobuyuki Amino Center for Excellence in Education
Sumio Sugano
Sumio Sugano University of Tokyo
Masatsugu Hori
Masatsugu Hori Osaka University
Charles Auffray
Charles Auffray Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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