Laboratory of Mathematical Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics Center, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University

(Akutsu Laboratory)

Updated on October 27, 2026

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This laboratory was established on October 1, 2001 as a part of Bioinformatics Center, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University. We develop mathematical models, algorithms, and software tools for analyzing genome sequences and related biological data.

Research Areas

Computational Systems Biology
Analysis/Design of Metabolic Networks
Analysis of Phylogenetic Trees
Complex Networks
Inference/Analysis/Control of Genetic Networks
RNA/Protein Structure Analysis
Chemo-Informatics
Discrete Models of Artificial Neural Networks
Discrete Algorithms

Location

Rooms CB311/CB317/CB318/CB320 (Uji Research Building I)
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Members

Professor	Tatsuya Akutsu	takutsu@kuicr	3015 (FAX 3022)
Associate Professor	Takeyuki Tamura	tamura@kuicr	3020
Assistant Professor	Motomu Matsui	qm@kuicr	3016
Program-Specific Researcher (JST DICP)	Russell Young Neches	russell@kuicr	3017
Program-Specific Researcher (JST GteX)	Yinghan Zai	yinghanzai@kuicr	3017
Program-Specific Researcher (JST GteX)	Lixuan Mu	mulixuan@kuicr	3017
Researcher (Part-Time)	Ziwei Yang	ziwei@kuicr	3018
Graduate Students	Yier Ma	mayier@kuicr	3017
	Satoki Fujita	satoki.fujita@kuicr	3018
	Chenyao Wu	wuchenyao@kuicr	3017
	Weiren Zhao	weiren@kuicr	3018
	Tianfang Wei	shikata@kuicr	3018
Research Student	Jihun Oh	ojh@kuicr	3018
Secretary	Yoko Murata	murata@kuicr	3021

(kuicr denotes "kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp". Phone numbers mean ext. numbers.)

Visitors

Visiting Research Fellow	Y-h. Taguchi	(Professor, Chuo University)	3017
Guest Research Associate	Carolin Brune	(Martin Luther University)	3017