Hi,
The next seminar will be given by Ana Tereza Freitas on "From genetics
data to actionable knowledge" (see information below).
Please register for the seminar in the link below, where you can inform
us of your food preference:
https://www.eventbrite.pt/e/from-genetics-data-to-actionable-knowledge-tickets-45582454348
Please take into account that, for logistical reasons, we can only
guarantee lunch for people registering before Friday at 11:00. The
attendance is limited by the room capacity.
Thanks,
Pedro Balage
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TALK ANNOUNCEMENT -- *Room PA2*
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Priberam Machine Learning Lunch Seminar
Speaker: Ana Teresa Freitas (HeartGenetics)
Venue: IST Alameda, Room PA2 (Pavilhão de Matemática)
Date: Tuesday, May 8th, 2018
Time: 13:00
Lunch will be provided
*Title:*
From genetics data to actionable knowledge
*Abstract:*
Genetic testing has long been a major promise to foster personalized
healthcare and personalized wellness. The major barrier to its success
and massification is the gap between getting the genetic data and
providing actionable advice, alongside the high cost of the tests
themselves as well as data modelling challenges.
Recent trends in genetic testing are showing strong signals that the
adoption curve is about to grow significantly, particularly with the
adoption of wellness genetic tests. Moreover, there is clear evidence
that genetic tests increase engagement in therapeutics, as well as in
nutritional and fitness plans.
In this talk we will discuss the benefit and application of
cardiovascular and wellness genetic tests and will present modelling and
machine learning algorithms can be used to transform raw genomic
information into effective actions that can impact each individual in a
daily basis.
In this age of digital revolution, we believe that genetic data is key
to unlock personalization, becoming a stepping-stone to retrieving more
data for business.
*Bio:*
Ana Teresa Freitas (PhD) is CEO and co-founder/shareholder of
HeartGenetics, Genetics and Biotechnology SA, since 2013.
HeartGenetics is a digital health company focused on transforming
genetic data in effective advise in the wellness and medical fields,
with activity in Europa and Latin America.
She is also Full Professor at the Department of Computer Science and
Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon.
She holds a PhD in Computer Engineering and a Master degree in
Electronics Engineering. She has a diploma from the Advanced Management
Program on Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Católica Lisbon, School
of Business and Economics.
Her main scientific expertise is on the areas of Bioinformatics, Human
genetics, Health Informatics, Algorithms and Data Mining.
*Eventbrite:*
https://www.eventbrite.pt/e/from-genetics-data-to-actionable-knowledge-tickets-45582454348
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General info about our seminars:
http://labs.priberam.com/Academia-Partnerships/Seminars
Please forward this link to whoever might be interested in attending the
seminars.
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Pedro Balage
Research Scientist
Email: pedro.balage@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:pedro.balage@xxxxxxxxxxx>
URL: http://labs.priberam.com
