Platform for Advanced Genome Science (PAGS)

With the development of genomics, genome analysis technologies have become indispensable not only in the field of life sciences but also in many other fields. For further development, it is essential to develop and share large-scale, state-of-the-art analysis systems for both experimental and information analysis.

Platform for Advanced Genome Science (PAGS) was adopted for this purpose for six years from 2022 as a platform in Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (KAKENHI) – Platforms for Advanced Technologies and Research Resources funded by MEXT. We provide such a genome analysis system for researchers who are granted KAKENHI and selected by the selection committee.

In PAGS we will provide a variety of technologies, combining the following 6 items in large-scale DNA sequence analysis and 4 items in bioinformatics analysis as warp and weft as shown in Figure A.

Large-scale DNA sequence analysis

A）de novo genome analysis
B）Variation analysis
C）Epigenetic analysis
D）RNA analysis
E）Metagenomic analysis
F）Ultra-high sensitivity analysis

Bioinformatics analysis

A）Pipelines for basic analysis
B）Comprehensive annotation
C）Multi-omics analysis
D）More advanced bioinformatics

To promote the PAGS activity, the National Institute of Genetics as the core institution of PAGS has established a network for cooperation with the institutions to which the participating members belong. Currently 21 members in total are participating in PAGS from 12 universities and research institutes.