Computational Cancer Genomics Working Group Evening Lecture
March 9, 2021, 5:00pm – 7:00pm | New York Genome Center
The Computational Cancer Genomics Working Group is led by Simon Tavaré, PhD, NYGC and Columbia University, and Sohrab Shah, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. This group will build collaborations that apply novel statistical approaches and population-level analyses to major cohorts in cancer genomics.
WHEN:
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Speaker Presentations and Q&A
This will be a VIRTUAL meeting via Zoom.
MODERATOR
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Simon Tavaré, PhD Senior Associate Core Member New York Genome Center Director, Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics Departments of Statistics and Biological Sciences Columbia University |
SPEAKERS
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Andrea Sottoriva, PhD Professor of Cancer Genomics and Evolution Director of the Centre for Evolution and Cancer The Institute of Cancer Research “The Co-Evolution of the Genome and Epigenome in Colorectal Cancer” To learn more about Dr. Sottoriva’s research, see his lab page. |
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George Vega Yon, PhD Research Programmer Department of Preventive Medicine Keck School of Medicine of USC “Triads, Dyads, and Gene Functions: When Social Network Analysis Meets Phylogenetics” |
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Benjamin Greenbaum, PhD Associate Attending Computational Oncology Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center “”Capturing Evolutionarily Relevant Tumor-immune Interactions” To learn more about Dr. Greenbaum’s research, see his lab page. |
DISCUSSION AND Q&A
Moderated by Simon Tavaré, PhD
Discussion and Q&A will take place after each speaker presents.
Any questions on this event, contact events@nygenome.org.