Yanagisawa Laboratory

Yanagisawa Laboratory

Department of Computer Science, School of Computing, Institute of Science Tokyo.
Advancing drug discovery with supercomputer and quantum annealing.

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About Our Lab

Harnessing the power of supercomputers and quantum annealers, we develop computational approaches ranging from large-scale molecular simulation to algorithm design, targeting both the understanding of complex biological phenomena and applications in drug discovery.

  • Computer-aided drug discovery using computational methods
  • Development of MD simulation-based analysis methods
  • Application of quantum annealing to drug discovery research
About Our Lab

News

April 01, 2026

Two fourth-year undergraduate (B4) students have been assigned to the Yanagisawa Laboratory as its inaugural cohort.

April 01, 2026

On February 1, 2026, the Yanagisawa Laboratory was officially established at the Department of Computer Science, School of Computing, Institute of Science Tokyo.

March 16, 2026

A long talk presentation was given at the 203rd HPC and 17th Quantum Software Joint Research Meeting (IPSJ SIGQS17).

March 13, 2026

A long talk presentation was given at the 84th IPSJ Special Interest Group on Bioinformatics and Genomics (SIGBIO84).

February 18, 2026

A poster presentation was given at the 4th Quantum Annealing and Related Technologies Workshop.

Research

Accelerating drug discovery through fragment-based virtual screening

Protein surface analysis using probe molecules and membrane permeability prediction

Formulation and solving of real-world problems including drug discovery using quantum annealers

Access & Contact

Please feel free to contact us for lab visits or research collaboration inquiries.

Email: contact [at] bi.comp.isct.ac.jp
Phone: +81-3-5734-3645
Address: W8 Building E, 5F (W8-87), 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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