[Colloq] Special Presentation - Eugene Kolker - Let the Data Drive: From MOPED to DELSA Global - April 29th - 12:15pm - 412 Mugar Hall

[Jessica Biron]

Eugene Kolker, PhD 







Director, Bioinformatics & High-throughput Analysis Lab & Core 

Seattle Children’s Research Institute 

Chief Data Officer, Seattle Children's 

Co-Founder & President, DELSA Global 

Affiliate Professor, University of Washington 

Executive & Founding Editor of OMICS & Big Data journals 




Monday, April 29, 2013 

12:15pm 

412 Mugar Hall 








Abstract: 

Large volumes of high-throughput mass spectrometry proteomics studies are being routinely conducted. They are ultimately aimed at better understanding biological processes by studying proteomes’ profiles. However, the size and complexity of proteomics data hinders efforts to easily share, integrate, query, and compare such profiles. I will overview our recent developments addressing these challenges, including the creation of MOPED (Model Organism Protein Expression Database, oped.proteinspire.org). MOPED focuses on answering four fundamental questions: 

1. What proteins are identified and where (organisms, tissues, localizations, pathways)? 

2. Howmuch of each protein is identified (relative and absolute expression)? 

3. How does the knowledge of your current experiment compare to existing information? 

4. How does this knowledge guide your next (experimental or computational) study? 

Proteomics is certainly not the only field with data challenges. The Data Enabled Life Sciences Alliance (DELSA Global, delsaglobal.org) grew out of a need for solutions that was recognized by many; its mission is to “Accelerate the impact of Data Enabled Life Sciences on the pressing needs of the global society”. DELSA’s purpose is to build and advance a sustainable ecosystem of professional societies, funding agencies, foundations, companies, and citizens together with life science researchers and innovators in computing, infrastructure, and analysis. Key priorities for DELSA include enabling collaborative work, promoting reproducible research, and translating new discoveries into tools, resources, and products. I will introduce DELSA Global and its Endorsed Projects and Working Groups 




Jessica Biron 
Administrative Assistant – Office of the Dean and CCIS Development 
College of Computer and Information Science 
Northeastern University 
202 West Village H 
617-373-5204 
bironje at ccs.neu.edu 
http://www.ccs.neu.edu/ 
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