3rd Biomedical Data Science meetup

Illya Mazo (https://www.meetup.com/Biomedical-Data-Science/members/115132072/), of Argentys (http://www.argentys.com), is sponsoring ICBI (http://icbi.georgetown.edu/index.php)s' 3rd meetup on the beautiful Georgetown University campus (http://maps.georgetown.edu/stmaryshall/) at St. Mary's Hall (http://maps.georgetown.edu/stmaryshall/). Great chance to meet some of the faculty here and make new connections. We have new speakers as well!

Vahan Simonyan (Lead Scientist at Food And Drug Administration)

Abstract In order to prepare FDA to review and understand the interpretation and significance of data in regulatory submissions that include NGS, the FDA supported the development of a powerful, data-hungry computer technology called High-Performance Integrated Virtual Environment (HIVE), which can consume, digest, analyze, manage, and share all this data. HIVE is a private cloud-based environment that comprises both a storage library of data and a powerful computing capacity.

HIVE installation has been so successful that we are now collaborating with FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) to provide a second installation with greater capacity and computer power that takes advantage of the high-performance computing capacity there. When ready and approved by FDA for use, we will use this powerful, inter-center resource to handle regulatory submissions. - See more at: http://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/tag/high-performance-integrated-virtual-environment-hive/#sthash.v3HhWzgh.dpuf

Length 15-25 min

Luciane Cavalli (Assistant Professor at Georgetown University Medical Center)

Abstract Genomic instability in triple negative breast cancer from African-American patients. DNA copy number and microRNA expression alterations, obtained by array-CGH and miRNA profiling, and its association with clinical-histopathological parameters from the patients.

Length 15-25 min

Post-meetup drinks: We will visit http://www.epicureanandcompany.com for a round of drinks and appetizers provided by Illya Mazo (https://www.meetup.com/Biomedical-Data-Science/members/115132072/) of Argentys (http://www.argentys.com).

A little background on our sponsor...

Argentys (http://www.argentys.com) provides research data analysis, bioinformatics algorithms, research application development, and healthcare information technology support to government and commercial clients. With subject matter expertise and deep experience in biology and scientific programming, our vision is to bring biomedical research into clinics. Argentys is headquartered in Rockville, MD.​​

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