Computational Cancer Genomics Working Group Evening Lecture

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.

Discussion and Q&A will take place after each speaker presents.
Any questions on this event, contact events@nygenome.org.

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

  To learn more about Dr. Sottoriva’s  research, see his lab page.

  “The Co-Evolution of the Genome and Epigenome in Colorectal Cancer”

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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

  To learn more about Dr. Greenbaum’s research, see his lab page.

  “Capturing Evolutionarily Relevant Tumor-immune Interactions”

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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