Bayesian Network Modeling and Inference in Plant Gene Networks And Analysis of Sequencing and Imaging Data
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2017-08-01Metadata
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Scientific and technological advancements over the years have made curing, preventing or managing all diseases, a goal that seems to be within reach. The approach to manipulating biological systems is multifaceted. This dissertation focuses on two problems that pose fundamental challenges in developing methods to control biological systems: the first is to model complex interactions in biological systems; the second is faithful representation and analysis of biological data obtained from scientific equipments.
The first part of this dissertation is a discussion on modeling and inference in gene networks, and Bayesian inference. Then we describe the application of Bayesian network modeling to represent interactions among genes, and integrating gene expression data in order to identify potential points of intervention in the gene network. We conclude with a summary of evolving directions for modeling gene interactions.
The second topic this dissertation focuses on is taming biological data to obtain actionable insights. We introduce the challenges in representation and analysis of high throughput sequencing data and proceeds to describe the analysis of imaging data in the dynamic environment of cancer cells. Then we discuss tackling the problem of analyzing high throughput RNA sequencing data in order to pinpoint genes that exhibit different behaviors under monitored experimental conditions. Then we address the interesting problem of deciphering and quantifying gene-level activity from epifluorescent imaging data.
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Sundararajan Venkatasubramani, Priyadharshini (2017). Bayesian Network Modeling and Inference in Plant Gene Networks And Analysis of Sequencing and Imaging Data. Doctoral dissertation, Texas A & M University. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /165919.