Dr. Hosna Jabbari
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alberta, Canada.
With the amount of genomic data produced every day, advances in medical sciences and development of new gene modification tools, a revolution in medicine is expected. Recent approval of the first gene therapies by FDA is a leap towards this revolution. Computational methods provide unique opportunities to realize this revolution by providing both an inexpensive framework (in terms of cost, time and safety) to explore the complex biological systems of diseases, and a reduced search space for treatment options. In this talk, I will describe an example of such framework for treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy through gene therapy, and highlight some of the challenges and future opportunities.
Hosted by: Faculty Cluster Initiative, Genomics and Bioinformatics Cluster, and Department of Computer Science
http://www.eecs.ucf.edu/seminar_flyers/23February2017.pdf
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