IO
Informatics’ Quarterly Newsletter - Spring 2011
In this issue:
·
GEN Article and W3C Use-case
·
BioIT
conference (Workshop, Best Practices, Best in Show, poster)
·
Webinar series
·
Molecular Medicine Tri-conference tutorial
·
B2PM conference
Breaking
News
·
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
(GEN) Article
IO was
featured in the March 15th edition (Vol. 31, No. 6) of GEN in an article
entitled, “Semantics Integration Tools Free Up Data: IO Informatics Attempts to
Make Life Science Research Easier with Suite of Software Products.” http://www.genengnews.com/gen-articles/semantics-integration-tools-free-up-data/3596/?kwrd=IO%20Informatics
·
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Semantic
Web Use-Case
The W3C
Semantic Web has posted a customer use-case by IO Informatics and the University
of British Columbia entitled, “Case Study: Applied Semantic Knowledgebase for
Detection of Patients at Risk of Organ Failure through Immune Rejection.” The
use-case describes a web and smart-phone enabled system that helps clinicians
assess the risk of organ failure through immune rejection. http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/sweo/public/UseCases/IOInformatics/
Upcoming
Events
·
BioIT World
(Booth, Workshop, Poster, and Awards)
IO will
be attending the Bio IT World Conference & Expo April 12-14, 2011 at the
Commonwealth Complex, World Trade Center in Boston, MA.
Please
visit our booth 102 for live demonstrations and learn about our newest tools to
ease data integration challenges.
As part
of the Pre-Conference Workshops: “Creating a Best of Breed Informatics
Environment for Your Organization,” Dr. Jonas Almeida, Abell-Hanger
Distinguished Professor, Department of Bioinformatics and Computational
Biology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center will be using IO’s
Knowledge Explorer to highlight best-in-class integration tools. http://www.the-infoshop.com/conference/bio-itworld11/workshop.shtml
IO will
have a poster entitled, “Semantic Data Integration: Answer to Complexity in
Translational Research” at the conference.
We have
entered for the Best Practices and Best of Show awards at the show; please keep
your fingers crossed!
Recent
Activity
·
Best Practices for Personalized Medicine (B2PM)
The
Prevention of Organ Failure Centre of Excellence (PROOF Centre) and IO
co-organized a personalized medicine conference in March. The meeting was
integrated into the week of the Annual Heart + Lung Research & Education
FEST hosted by the Institute for Heart + Lung Health in Vancouver. The
inaugural event exceeded expectations and we look forward to having another
meeting in 2012. Conference highlights can be seen on the website www.b2pm.org
·
18th International Molecular Medicine
Tri-Conference (TRI-CON)
As part
of the TRI-CON Kevin Davies, Chief Editor, Bio-IT World, and Raymond Ng, IO,
PROOF Centre of Excellence, taught a short course on “Best Practices in
Translational & Personalized Medicine.” During the session, IO Informatics’
Knowledge Explorer tool was highlighted as a product for fast and easy
integration.
Monthly
Webinar Series
·
Integrating Experimental Data
Tuesday,
April 19, 2011 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST
Make use of semantic technologies to combine various experimentally-derived
data including all types of –omics data. Learn how
flexible software tools and methods are being applied to maximize insight and
knowledge. This session will highlight easy and rapid integration of both
biological and chemical data. Registration is required. https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/682839266
·
Knowledge Building Environments
Tuesday,
May 17, 2011 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST
Agile
integration standards and practices make it possible to connect data sources,
statistical methods to create Knowledge Building Environments. These
environments lead to testable hypotheses and actionable knowledge that is
flexible and extensible to changing data resources and needs. This session will
demonstrate how to leverage three key categories of knowledge building
environments: Experimental Data Integration, Computational and Predictive
Biology workflows using statistical methods, and Knowledge Resources. Learn how
today’s Knowledge Building Environments are being applied to solve real
problems. Registration is required. https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/843319403
·
Translational Medicine for Screening
Tuesday,
June 14, 2011 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST
Translational
medicine for predictive screening has been a Life Science goal for years, but
real-life use cases have only recently been demonstrated. This webinar will
show examples where semantic biomarker patterns are being generated and applied
as predictive network models. These web-accessible patterns, or “Applied
Semantic Knowledgebases” (ASK), are used for hypothesis testing and decision
support in Life Sciences and for patient screening in Healthcare. Registration is required. https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/950610635