Re-using Genomic data

We are excited to host our 5th meetup of AI in Genomics!

This time, the event will be hosted by CytoReason (Tel Aviv).
We will hear Prof. Shen Orr (CytoReason's co-founder) and Prof. Noam Kaplan talk about using computational methods to shorten drug development time and recycle "junk" genomic data.

Schedule:

17:45 - Gathering

18:15 - Shai Shen-Orr, Associate Prof. @Technion & Chief Scientist @CytoReason

"(Re)-using humans - data driven paradigm for improved translational research"

Drug development is a lengthy and expensive process with a high risk of failure. The explosion in 'omic level measurements in the past 15 years provides the grounds to for a disruptive shift for disease understanding and therapeutic development. I will showcase how a standardized quantitative framework for data-reuse can be leveraged for bettering mouse-human translation and novel target identification.

About CytoReason -

CytoReason generates novel biological hypotheses by leveraging vast public and propriety data and a multi-technology approach to identify,
augment and network the activity of cells, genes, and molecules, at scale and speed, within a specific disease/tissue or in response to treatment.

19:00 - Noam Kaplan, Assistant Prof. @Technion

"Solving genomes by recycling junk data"

Solving genome sequences is the basis of genomic research, yet remains an open problem with important clinical implications. By analyzing high-throughput "junk" data from an experiment that is typically used for a completely different purpose, we reconstruct genome sequences far beyond state-of-the-art technology. This notion is now applied in academia and industry to solve dozens of major genomes, as well as for new applications in cancer and genetic disease.