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2005 Summer Program in Microarray Gene Expression Data Analysis

Each summer the MBI hosts a 3-week education program. The first week is spent in a tutorial, which combines morning lectures with active learning laboratories in the afternoon. The following 2 weeks are spent working on guided team projects and participating in a miniconference to share project results. The program is meant primarily for graduate students; college instructors and qualified undergraduates will also be considered.

2005 Summer Program in Microarray Gene Expression Data Analysis:

Program Leaders: Shili Lin and Joseph Verducci

Monday 8/1 - Friday 8/5 Tutorial Week

Presentation Materials: PPT1, PPT2, PDF1, PDF2, PDF3, PDF4

Monday 8/1
9:00am-12:00pm Introductory statistics
2:00pm-4:00pm Introduction to genetics, molecular biology, microarray technology, and epigenetics (GMBME) PDF
Tuesday 8/2
9:00am-11:00am Image analysis and normalization
1:00pm-3:00pm Introduction to Bioconductor and R Worddoc
3:30pm-5:00pm Lab visit
Wednesday 8/3
9:00am-12:00pm Identification of differentially expressed genes (including demo/lab using Bioconductor)
2:00pm-3:00pm GMBME - continued
Thursday 8/4
9:00am-12:00pm Cluster of gene expression data (including demo/lab using Bioconductor). Class discovery and classification based on gene expression profile
2:00pm-3:30pm Lab visit
Friday 8/5
9:00am-12:00pm Description of the projects
2:00pm-3:30pm GMBME - continued

 


Monday 8/8 - Wednesday 8/17 Teams work on projects

Project 1: Image analysis and normalization (cDNA array data)
Project Leader: Bertram Zinner
Abstract: Worddoc

Presentation: PPT

In this project, the participants will work on quantifying gene expression levels from fluorescent intensities measured on microarray hybridization experiments. After the image analysis, additional work will be carried out to normalize the data to eliminate systematic biases.

Project 2: Identification of differentially expressed genes
Project Leader: Zailong Wang

Abstract: Worddoc
Presentation: PPT

The goal of this project is to identify the set of genes that are differentially expressed under different settings, for example, under different disease status/stages or different experimental conditions.

Project 3: Cluster analysis of gene expression data
Project Leader: Jin Zhou

Abstract: Worddoc
Presentation: PPT


This project will involve grouping genes according to their "similarities", such as similar expression patterns under several experimental conditions or several time points in a cell cycle.

Project 4: Class discovery and prediction of tumor subtypes
Project Leader: Nusrat Rabbee

Abstract: Worddoc
Presentation: PPT

This project allows the team to explore different statistical methods for tumor subtype classification based on tissue specific gene expression profiles of tumorous samples.


Project 5: Use of ChIP-on-chip to interrogate cancer epigenome
Project Leaders: Victor Jin and Alfred Cheng
Abstract: Worddoc PPT
Presentation: PPT

The modification of chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) to allow analysis on microarray (ChIP-on-chip) represents a genome-wide approach to investigate interactions between proteins and DNA. In this workshop, we will introduce the use of this novel technique to interrogate cancer epigenome such as profiling of histone modifications.


Thursday 8/18 - Friday 8/19 Mini-conference


Mentors

Statistics Mentors: Shili Lin and Joe Verducci

Computational Mentors: Victor Jin, Greg Singer, and Ramana Davuluri

Wet Lab Leaders: Pearlly Yan, Michael Chan, and Alfred Cheng


 

 


 

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