Knowledge-Based Bioinformatics Hardcover

Gil Alterovitz

There is an increasing need throughout the biomedical sciences fora greater understanding of knowledge-based systems and theirapplication to genomic and proteomic research. This book discussesknowledge-based and statistical approaches, along with applicationsin bioinformatics and systems biology. The text emphasizes theintegration of different methods for analysing and interpretingbiomedical data. This, in turn, can lead to breakthroughbiomolecular discoveries, with applications in personalizedmedicine. Key Features: * Explores the fundamentals and applications of knowledge-basedand statistical approaches in bioinformatics and systemsbiology. * Helps readers to interpret genomic, proteomic, and metabolomicdata in understanding complex biological molecules and theirinteractions. * Provides useful guidance on dealing with large datasets inknowledge bases, a common issue in bioinformatics. * Written by leading international experts in this field. Students, researchers, and industry professionals with abackground in biomedical sciences, mathematics, statistics, orcomputer science will benefit from this book.It will also beuseful for readers worldwide who want to master the application ofbioinformatics to real-world situations and understand biologicalproblems that motivate algorithms.

0470748311

9780470748312

English

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

14 September 2010

369

Dr Gil Alterovitz, Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Dr Alterovitz regularly lectures on Bioinformatics and biomedical computing. He is the Editor of the successful Artech House book Systems Bioinformatics (2007) Dr Marco Ramoni, Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Dr Ramoni is the Associate Director of Bioinformatics at Harvard Medical school. He has written numerous papers and book chapters on bioinformatics and is regularly invited to speak at conferences.

Marco Ramoni