The Future of Microbiome Research: from Products to Data
Event details
| Date | 29.03.2018 |
| Hour | 11:15 |
| Speaker | Nikos C. Kyrpides, Ph.D., DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), Walnut Creek, CA (USA) |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
BIOENGINEERING SEMINAR
Abstract:
Microbiology is experiencing a revolution brought on by recent developments in sequencing technology. The unprecedented volume of microbiome data being generated pose significant challenges with respect to analysis and management strategies. But they also bear great new opportunities that are rapidly transitioning Microbiology from product-based to data.
Microbiome Data Science is currently advancing our understanding of the structure and function of entire microbial communities, expanding our knowledge of genetic and functional diversity of individual micro-organisms and fuel data-based discoveries.
I will describe some of our computational approaches and will emphasize the value of data integration in enabling the exploration of large metagenomic datasets and the discovery of novelty. I will discuss current approaches and success stories for the discovery of novel phylogenetic lineages as well as the exploration of the viral dark matter.
Bio:
Dr. Kyrpides joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2004 to lead the Genome Biology Program and the development of the data management and comparative analysis platforms for microbial genomes and metagenomes (IMG). He became the Metagenomics Program head in 2010 and leads the Prokaryotic Super Program and the Microbiome Data Science Group since 2011. Prior to joining the DOE Joint Genome Institute, Dr. Kyrpides led the development of the genome analysis and Bioinformatics core at Integrated Genomics Inc. in Chicago, IL. He did his postdoctoral studies with Carl Woese at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and with Ross Overbeek at the Argonne National Laboratory.
Abstract:
Microbiology is experiencing a revolution brought on by recent developments in sequencing technology. The unprecedented volume of microbiome data being generated pose significant challenges with respect to analysis and management strategies. But they also bear great new opportunities that are rapidly transitioning Microbiology from product-based to data.
Microbiome Data Science is currently advancing our understanding of the structure and function of entire microbial communities, expanding our knowledge of genetic and functional diversity of individual micro-organisms and fuel data-based discoveries.
I will describe some of our computational approaches and will emphasize the value of data integration in enabling the exploration of large metagenomic datasets and the discovery of novelty. I will discuss current approaches and success stories for the discovery of novel phylogenetic lineages as well as the exploration of the viral dark matter.
Bio:
Dr. Kyrpides joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2004 to lead the Genome Biology Program and the development of the data management and comparative analysis platforms for microbial genomes and metagenomes (IMG). He became the Metagenomics Program head in 2010 and leads the Prokaryotic Super Program and the Microbiome Data Science Group since 2011. Prior to joining the DOE Joint Genome Institute, Dr. Kyrpides led the development of the genome analysis and Bioinformatics core at Integrated Genomics Inc. in Chicago, IL. He did his postdoctoral studies with Carl Woese at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and with Ross Overbeek at the Argonne National Laboratory.
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