“Science of science” (also called “logology”) is a broad discipline that investigates science. Its themes include the structure and relationships of scientific fields, rules and guidelines in science, education and training programs in science, policy and funding in science, history and future of science, and relationships of science with people and society.
This also relates to epistemology, theory of knowledge.
Over the course of my career, I have gained experience and/or expertise in multiple disciplines, including medicine, pathology, microbiology, immunology, genetics, genomics, molecular biology, epidemiology, statistics, bioinformatics, computational biology, nutrition, pharmacology, etc. I have been developing trans-interdisciplinary science, especially molecular pathological epidemiology (MPE). My transdisciplinary experience and expertise enable me to further consider how science should be educated and conducted. Especially, establishments of rules and standards are important tasks. My representative publications related to science of science are as follows:
Ogino et al. Standard mutation nomenclature in molecular diagnostics: practical and educational challenges. J Mol Diagn 2007.
Ogino and Stampfer. Lifestyle factors and microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer: the evolving field of molecular pathological epidemiology. J Natl Cancer Inst 2010.
Ogino et al. Molecular pathological epidemiology of colorectal neoplasia: an emerging transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary field. Gut 2011.
Ogino et al. Interdisciplinary education to integrate pathology and epidemiology: towards molecular and population-level health science. Am J Epidemiol 2012.
Ogino et al. Proceedings of the second international molecular pathological epidemiology (MPE) meeting. Cancer Causes Cont 2015.
Nishi et al. Lifecourse epidemiology and molecular pathological epidemiology. Am J Prev Med 2015.
Nishi et al. Integration of molecular pathology, epidemiology and social science for global precision medicine. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2016.
Ogino et al. Review Article: The Role of Molecular Pathological Epidemiology in the Study of Neoplastic and Non-neoplastic Diseases in the Era of Precision Medicine. Epidemiology 2016.
Ogino and Nishihara. All Biomedical and Health Science Researchers, Including Laboratory Physicians and Scientists, Need Adequate Education and Training in Study Design and Statistics. Clin Chem 2016.
Campbell et al. Proceedings of the third international molecular pathological epidemiology (MPE) meeting. Cancer Causes Cont 2017.
Hamada et al. Molecular pathological epidemiology: new developing frontiers of big data science to study etiologies and pathogenesis. J Gastroenterol 2017.
Ogino et al. Integration of pharmacology, molecular pathology, and population data science to support precision gastrointestinal oncology. NPJ Precis Oncol 2017.
Ogino et al. Integrative analysis of exogenous, endogenous, tumour and immune factors for precision medicine. Gut 2018.
Ogino et al. Insights into Pathogenic Interactions Among Environment, Host, and Tumor at the Crossroads of Molecular Pathology and Epidemiology. Annu Rev Pathol 2019 (in press, published online).
