Author: liuzlab
Our analysis on the link between AD and HHV virus is published on Neuron.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191218153350.htm
Our collaborative work is accepted by Nature Genetics.
Disruption of the ATXN1-CIC complex causes a spectrum of neurobehavioral phenotypes in mice and humans.
CPRIT Computational Award
Three grants totaling $2,634,668 were awarded to Individual Investigator Research Awards for Computational Biology. Our group is fortunate to be funded by CPRIT for our work on “Development and Validation of
TCGA2STAT and protein data portal.
https://followthedata.wordpress.com/tag/r/
Congratulations to Wooi and Sztainberg for their Nature Paper.
Copy number variations have been frequently associated with developmental delay, intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorders. MECP2 duplication syndrome is one of the most common genomic rearrangements in males and
MicroRNA and Shank3 work published in molecular brain.
Post-transcriptional regulation of SHANK3 expression by microRNAs related to multiple neuropsychiatric disorders. Our study provides new insight into the miRNA-mediated regulation of SHANK3 expression, and its potential implication in multiple neuropsychiatric disorders
Our new profile on Benefunder.
http://benefunder.org/causes/549/zhandong-liu
The Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology
Congratulations to Kanchana to be selected as the semis-finalist of The Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology. Great job.
Congrats to Kanchana Raja for getting a first place award from the American Statistical Society and third place award in the Computer Science division.
Congratulations to Kanchana Raja for winning a first place award from the American Statistical Society and third place award in the Computer Science division in Houston Science Fair. Kanchana a
Congrats to Andrew Laitman for getting the NLM training fellowship!!!
Congrats to Andrew Laitman for getting the NLM training fellowship!!!
Joint work with Dr. Anderson funded by CPRIT.
Our project on Viral MicroRNAs in Ovarian Cancer Growth and Metastasis is funded through CPRIT.
Collaborative work published in Cell.
Congratulations to Ying-Wooi Wan. Her collaborative work with Dr. Bellen’s lab was accepted by Cell.
A grant from Hearing Health Foundation.
A grant from hearing health foundation has been awarded to us in collaboration with the Groves lab to study the hair cell regeneration.
Our paper is highlighted by Nature Methods
NATURE METHODS | RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS | METHODS IN BRIEF GENOMICS miRNA profiling depends on platform Nature Methods 11, 369 (2014) doi:10.1038/nmeth.2905 Published online 28 March 2014 Wan, Y.-W. et al. PLoS One 9, e87782
Our Paper is noted by GenomeWeb.com
Our study on the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project was noted by genome web.com http://www.genomeweb.com/sequencing/last-weeks-clinical-sequencing-papers-note-13
Our research in BCM news
Tools produce different answers in microRNA profiles When researchers at Baylor College of Medicine (www.bcm.edu) sought to mine The Cancer Genome Atlas for information on the effects of small bits
On the reproducibility of miRNA profiling techniques.
Our study on the reproducibility between miRNA microarray and sequencing technology was published in PLOS ONE [PDF]. This study found that large percentage of miRNAs demonstrated poor correlation between the
Paper on combinatorial drug therapy was accepted by Bioinformatics as an original research article.
Kaifang’s paper on combinatorial drug therapy through mixed integer linear programming was accepted for publication in Bioinformatics as an original research article.
Welcome, Denise!
Welcome to Denise who has now formally joined our group as a postdoctoral fellow!
Congratulations to Andrew for passing his qulification exam.
Congratulations to Andrew for passing his qulification exam.
Two CIBR Awards
We just got two collaborative awards with Sardiello and Mirjana Maletic-Savatic lab. These two grants will enable us to generate a strong set of preliminary data for our future grants.
Our research in Rice news!
http://news.rice.edu/2013/11/13/new-statistical-tools-being-developed-for-mining-cancer-data/
William won the 1st place in Graduate Student Research Symposium.
Congratulations to William who just won the 1st place in Graduate Student Research Symposium!
Paper accepted by IEEE GENSIPS 2013.
Our paper titled ‘IDENTIFYING CANCER BIOMARKERS THROUGH A NETWORK REGULARIZED COX MODEL’ has been accepted as a regular paper to be presented in the 2013 IEEE International Workshop on Genomic
Paper accepted by HMG
Congratulations to Sangeetha and Wooi. Their paper on ” NLRP7 affects trophoblast lineage differentiation, binds to overexpressed YY1 and alters CpG methylation” was accepted by Human Molecular Genetics.
An NSF Grant Awarded
National Science Foundation DMS-1263932 collaborative grant to study “Statistical Methods for Integrated Analysis of High-Throughput Biomedical Data”, September 2013-2017, with Genevera Allen and Pradeep Ravikumar. In the joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative
Wen received an ICIBM 2013 Student & Trainee Travel Award
Congrats to Wen Zhang who has been chosen to receive an ICIBM 2013 Student & Trainee Travel Award.