CGSI

Computational Methods in Genomic Technology Workshop

CGSI brings together mathematical and computational scientists working in the areas of genomics, medical imaging, and analysis of electronic health records. The program fosters interactions between researchers at all career stages and advances the mathematical foundations of this exciting field.

CGSI 2026

Computational Methods in Genomic Technology Workshop Faculty Talk:

  • Title: Unveiling Complex Disease: From Network Analysis to Personalized Medicine
  • Location: Mong Auditorium, Engineering VI, 404 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095
  • Date/Time: Monday, July 13th / 2:30 PM

  • Zhihan Zhang, Christiana Wang, Ziyin Zhao, Ziyue Yi, Arda Durmaz, Jennifer S. Yu, Gurkan Bebek. nSEA: n-Node Subnetwork Enumeration Algorithm Identifies Lower Grade Glioma Subtypes with Altered Subnetworks and Distinct Prognostics. Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing 29:521-533 (2024) (PMID: 38160304).

  • Durmaz A, Henderson TA, Brubaker D, Bebek G. Frequent Subgraph Mining of Personalized Signaling Pathway Networks Groups Patients With Frequently Dysregulated Disease Pathways and Predicts Prognosis. Pac Symp Biocomput. 2016;22:402-413 (PMCID: PMC6029858).

  • Bebek, G, Patel, V., Chance, M. Petals: PETALS: Proteomic Evaluation and Topological Analysis of a Mutated Locus’ Signaling. BMC Bioinformatics, 2010 Dec 13; 11:596. (PMCID: PMC3016410)

CGSI 2025

  • Title: Size Matters: Mastering Power and Sample Size
  • Location: Commons Auditorium, UCLA South Bay Campus, 30800 Palos Verdes Dr E, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
  • Date/Time: Saturday, July 12th / 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM

  • Zhao, S., Li, C.-I., Guo, Y., Sheng, Q., & Shyr, Y. (2018). RnaSeqSampleSize: real data based sample size estimation for RNA sequencing. BMC Bioinformatics, 19(1), 191. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-018-2191-5

  • Vieth, B., Ziegenhain, C., Parekh, S., Enard, W., & Hellmann, I. (2017). powsimR: Power analysis for bulk and single cell RNA-seq experiments. Bioinformatics, 33(21), 3486–3488. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btx435

  • Davis, A., Gao, R., & Navin, N. E. (2019). SCOPIT: sample size calculations for single-cell sequencing experiments. BMC Bioinformatics, 20(1), 566. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-019-3167-9

  • Kraemer HC, Mintz J, Noda A, Tinklenberg J, Yesavage JA. Caution Regarding the Use of Pilot Studies to Guide Power Calculations for Study Proposals. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2006;63(5):484–489. https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.63.5.484