Department of Statistics Fall 2018 Seminar Series
Talk Title: Deep mining of genome sequencing data
Speaker: Xinkun ‘Sequen’ Wang, Director of NUSeq Core Facility; Center for Genetic Medicine faculty member; Research Associate Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Time: 11:00am
Abstract: High-throughput genome sequencing has rapidly revolutionized biomedical research. Oceans of next-gen sequencing data have been produced, and more data is being generated at a faster pace. How to extract information and generate new biological knowledge from NGS data offers unprecedented challenges. Compared to the current capability in data production, our ability in data mining needs a significant overhaul. Solving key biological questions and improving health care will rely on efficient mining of genome sequencing data.
Location: Basement classroom - B02, Department of Statistics, 2006 Sheridan Road
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