Update and expansion of the website "nucleotide sequence analysis (with R)"

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K11521
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 62010:Life, health and medical informatics-related
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: KADOTA Koji 東京大学, 大学院情報学環・学際情報学府, 准教授 (60392221)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: R / 研究倫理 / 発現変動解析 / RNA-seq

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The website "nucleotide sequence analysis (with R)" is a comprehensive information site for efficient analysis of nucleotide sequence data and gene expression data using R, an data analysis environment. The purpose is to (1) update and (2) expand the information on this website.
During the term, we not only updated basic matters such as installation procedures and basic usage, but also updated and added analysis examples. We also summarized the importance of critical reading of academic papers.

Free Research Field

バイオインフォマティクス

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本ウェブサイトの情報更新・拡充を通じて、実験系研究者自身によるデータ解析を助け、日本全体の研究力向上に貢献できたと考えている。また、「なぜ次から次へと新規手法が開発されるのか？」という問いに対する明快な解答とともに、ただ論文を出せばよいわけではないという研究者としてのあるべき姿（研究倫理）を後進に示すことができた。