SMS scnews item created by John Ormerod at Mon 27 Feb 2017 1627
Type: Seminar
Distribution: World
Expiry: 3 Mar 2017
Calendar1: 3 Mar 2017 1400-1500
CalLoc1: Carslaw 173
CalTitle1: Modularity, classification and networks in analysis of big biomedical data
Auth: jormerod@pjormerod5.pc (assumed)

# Statistics Seminar: Ron Shamir (Tel Aviv University) -- Modularity, classification and networks in analysis of big biomedical data

Abstract:

Abstract: Supervised and unsupervised methods have been used extensively to analyze
genomics data, with mixed results. On one hand, new insights have led to new
biological findings. On the other hand, analysis results were often not robust. Here
we take a look at several such challenges from the perspectives of networks and big
data. Specifically, we ask if and how the added information from a biological
network helps in these challenges. We show both examples where the network added
information is invaluable, and others where it is questionable. We also show that by
collectively analyzing omic data across multiple studies of many diseases, robustness
greatly improves.


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