B0522
Title: Harnessing public genomics big data to gain functional insights on complex diseases
Authors: Zhaohui Qin - Emory University (United States) [presenting]
Abstract: Understanding the biological mechanisms underlying complex human diseases remains a fundamental challenge in biomedical research. In recent years, rapid development and dissemination of high throughput technologies have resulted in massive amounts of genomics data produced and publicly available, which gives researchers new opportunities to spark new hypotheses and uncover fresh insights. Many researchers including the group have developed powerful computational tools to enable researchers to better utilize the massive genomics data to gain insights on complex diseases they are interested in. The statistical and machine learning methods are reviewed that played key roles in these computational methods. The hope is to present a big picture of how genomics big data can potentially make its way into the clinics and help improve health care.
