Scientific Computing, Genetics - DNA & RNA, Genetics, Genetics - General and Miscellaneous, Biology - Biotechnology

Microarrays for an Integrative Genomics

Name: Microarrays for an Integrative Genomics
Author: Isaac S. Kohane
ISBN: 9780262112710

by Isaac S. Kohane, Atul J. Butte, Alvin Kho

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Overview

Functional genomics-the deconstruction of the genome to determine the biological function of genes and gene interactions-is one of the most fruitful new areas of biology. The growing use of DNA microarrays allows researchers to assess the expression of tens of thousands of genes at a time. This quantitative change has led to qualitative progress in our ability to understand regulatory processes at the cellular level.

This book provides a systematic introduction to the use of DNA microarrays as an investigative tool. The presentation is appropriate for readers from biology or bioinformatics. After presenting a framework for the design of microarray-driven functional genomics experiments, the book discusses the foundations for analyzing microarray data sets, genomic data-mining, the creation of standardized nomenclature and data models, clinical applications of functional genomics research, and the future of functional genomics.

Synopsis

An introduction to the use of DNA microarrays in functional genomics.

About the Author, Isaac S. Kohane

Isaac S. Kohane is Director of the Children's Hospital Informatics Program, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, and an Attending Physician in Endocrinology at Children's Hospital, Boston.

Alvin Kho is Research Fellow in Medicine at Children's Hospital, Boston.

Atul J. Butte is an Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Informatics) and Pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine.