Systems Biology Initiative
Formal Roles
Vice-President (2022)
Secretary (2021)
Member (2020)
Organized Events
SBI Systems Biology Expo Workshop: Introduction to RNA-Sequencing Data Analysis
November 13th, 2020
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. EST
ZOOM
Description: What genes are altered across different samples? How do we interpret these to draw biologically relevant conclusions? How do we choose between all of the different software packages out there? As the number of available RNAseq samples increases exponentially (https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2002477) there is more work to be done in this field than ever before. This workshop will include two parts: a brief introductory presentation explaining RNA sequencing from a biological context and then an interactive programming session. See you there!
SBI Systems Biology Workshop: Downstream Analysis of Pseudoaligned RNAseq Data
March 30th, 2021
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. EST
ZOOM
Description: Learn about the different kinds of downstream analysis performed on pseudoaligned data output from programs such as kallisto (https://pachterlab.github.io/kallisto/) and salmon (https://salmon.readthedocs.io/en/latest/salmon.html). Topics include transcript summarization, differential gene expression, gene ontology and gene set expression analysis. With these various techniques we will begin to understand how insights are gleaned from RNAseq data. Appropriate for first-time, aspiring or proficient bioinformaticians!
SBI Systems Biology Workshop: The World of Differential Splicing
Oct 14th, 2021
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. EST
ZOOM
How are new gene transcripts discovered? How are they verified? How can bioinformatics innovate this process? Find out Oct. 14th! Our journey will start with how expressed sequence tags were critical pieces of evidence starting in the early 2000s to put together the transcriptome and end with current technologies such as SUPPA2 which perform differential splicing analysis from RNAseq data. This session is appropriate for those interested in computational biology with at least a background in introductory biology.
SBI Systems Biology Workshop: Systems Biology Analysis Working Group
February 21st, 2022
9:00 – 10:00 p.m. EST
Hamilton 309
Modeled off the NASA GeneLab Analysis Working Groups, the SBI Analysis Working Group would aim to bring together undergraduate researchers interested in working on collaborative bioinformatics projects to tackle biological questions. The AWG would allow for members with a range of backgrounds and experiences to contribute and participate, learning from their peers and producing valuable scientific work.
SBI Systems Biology BioBytes Podcast Episode #33: Space bioinformatics and healthcare with Eliah Overbey
May 10th, 2023
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST
Weill Cornell Medicine – Belfer Research Building
In which Eliah Overbey, PhD, chief scientific officer at BioAstra, and research associate at the Mason lab discusses the innovations and insights from multi-omics sequencing, specifically with regards to astronaut samples. She also shares her journey into the field of space healthcare and her views on the future of biomedical research in promoting long-term human space habitation. [hosted by Kevin Xu and Theodore Nelson]
🎙️ Excited to join @Columbia‘s BioBytes podcast for a deep dive on astronaut medicine and space biology. Thank you Kevin Xu and Theodore Nelson for the discussion!https://t.co/XHgNPmj3rN
🧵 For discussion highlights pic.twitter.com/ad1ZG9HDKP
— Eliah Overbey (@EliahOverbey) July 26, 2023