Computational Genomics Summer Institute CGSI Courses

Assembling the Tree of Life in Light of Conflicting Signals

Explore phylogenetic tree assembly techniques, addressing conflicting signals in evolutionary data. Learn about quartet-based methods and weighted approaches for reconstructing the Tree of Life.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Examples of MM Algorithms - CGSI 2024

Explore MM algorithms through practical examples, enhancing understanding of their applications in statistics, signal processing, and machine learning.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Topic Models for Multiscale Analysis - CGSI 2024

Explore multiscale analysis of count data using topic models. Learn probabilistic techniques for latent variable modeling in microbiome studies and generative models across disciplines.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Statistical and Computational Algorithms for Analyzing Biobank Data

Explore statistical and computational algorithms for analyzing biobank data, focusing on robust estimation, longitudinal trajectories, and phenotyping disease progression in large-scale electronic health records.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Methods for Analyzing Biobank Data: Statistical, Computational, and Privacy Challenges

Explore statistical, computational, and privacy challenges in analyzing biobank data. Learn scalable methods for estimating SNP heritability, variance components, and gene-environment interactions in complex traits.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

YACHT: An ANI-Based Statistical Test to Detect Microbial Presence or Absence in Metagenomes

Explore YACHT, an ANI-based statistical test for detecting microbial presence in metagenomes. Learn about its applications and implications for microbiome research.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

New Machine Learning Models for Single-cell and Regulatory Genomics

Explore cutting-edge machine learning models for single-cell and regulatory genomics, focusing on enhancer identification, chromatin accessibility analysis, and 3D genome structure prediction.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Compression of Phased Sequence Data - CGSI 2024

Explore advanced techniques for compressing phased genomic sequence data, enhancing storage efficiency and analysis capabilities in computational genomics.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

A Guide to Perform Transcriptomic Deconvolution in Cancer

Explore transcriptomic deconvolution techniques for cancer research, focusing on tumor cell mRNA expression estimation and improved analysis of cell-type ratios in complex tissue samples.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

StocSum: A Reference Panel Free Summary Statistics Framework for Diverse Populations

Explore StocSum, a novel framework for analyzing summary statistics in diverse populations without reference panels. Learn its applications in genomics research and meta-analysis.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Detection of Genetic Variation in Highly Homologous Genes Using Short Read Sequencing

Explore techniques for detecting genetic variations in highly homologous genes using short read sequencing, focusing on challenges and innovative approaches in computational genomics.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

An Introduction to Graph Neural Networks

Explore graph neural networks: fundamentals, applications, and recent advancements in machine learning on graph-structured data.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Matrix Factorization and Applications to Bulk and Single Cell Omic Datasets

Explore matrix factorization techniques for analyzing bulk and single-cell omic datasets, with applications in computational genomics and bioinformatics.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Squeeze the Best Genome Assembly From Your HiFi Reads

Explore advanced techniques for optimizing HiFi read genome assembly, focusing on haplotype-resolved methods and complex repetitive regions in eukaryotic genomes.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

ecDNA and Breakage Fusion Bridge: Two Facets of Oncogene Amplification in Cancer

Explore oncogene amplification in cancer through ecDNA and Breakage Fusion Bridge mechanisms. Gain insights into cutting-edge research on extrachromosomal DNA and its role in cancerous transformations.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video