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BMI 209 - Statistical Analysis of Microarray Data


9/21   Lecture 1: Introduction to genomics and microarray technology [DeRisi]

9/28   Lecture 2: Introduction to microarray bioinformatics [Yeh]
- Sequence databases, gene finding and probe design, microarray standards (MIAME)

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10/5   Lecture 3: Introduction to microarray analysis [Yang]
- Exploratory data analysis for two-color spotted arrays and Affymetrix gene chip data; sources of variability, experimental designs, and normalization issues.
- Two-sample statistics for differential expression (DE) and multiple testing issues.

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10/19   Lecture 5: Array analysis II: Identify DE genes with complex models [Yang]
- Introduction to linear models and its application in analyzing complex gene expression experiments with two or more treatment comparisons.

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10/26   Lecture 6: Array analysis III: Clustering [Fridlyand]
- Introduction to different clustering algorithms, method characteristics and comparison.

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11/2  Lecture 7: Array analysis IV: Discrimination [Fridlyand]  GH-S261
- Different classification procedures, cross-validation and performance assessment.

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11/9  Lecture 8: Array Analysis V: Prediction [Segal]
- Methods for handling expression data with linked continuous and survival phenotypes.

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11/16  Lecture 9: Array Analysis VI: Functional annotation [Yang & Yeh]
- Making sense of co-expression using Gene Ontology and sequence information.

Special Topic I: Introduction to array CGH data analysis [Fridlyand]



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11/23: Lecture 10: Special Topic II: eQTL [Sen]

Student presentations I:

1. Dale Webster & Christina Chaivorapol -- paper review:
Tusher, VG, Tibshirani R, and Chu G. Significance analysis of microarrays applied to the ionizing radiation response. response. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Apr 24;98(9):5116-21.

2. Nita Lee - case study: cervical dysplasia and cancer


11/30: Student presentations II.

3. Alex Adai & Jenny Shock - case study: mRNA decay in Plasmodium falciparum

4. Geoff Benton - case study on breast cancer cell types

5. Marco Sorani - re-analysis of data from
Curr Opin Pharmacol. 2003 Jun;3(3):309-16. Expression profiling and pharmacogenomics of muscle and muscle disease. Hoffman EP, DuBois DC, Hoffman RI, Almon RR.

6. Gregg Whitworth - case study: yeast time course splicing microarray



Textbook & General References

No textbook is required. References will be provided and posted on the course website for individual lectures at least one week prior to the lecture. Recommended readings:

    1.  A Primer of Genome Science by G. Gibson & S.V. Muse. 2001. Sinauer Associates
    2.  Statistical Analysis of Gene Expression Microarray Data edited by T.P. Speed. 2003. Chapman & Hall/CRC.