Current progress and open challenges for applying deep learning across the biosciences

Abstract

Deep Learning (DL) has recently enabled unprecedented advances in one of the grand challenges in computational biology: the half-century-old problem of protein structure prediction. In this paper we discuss recent advances, limitations, and future perspectives of DL on five broad areas: protein structure prediction, protein function prediction, genome engineering, systems biology and data integration, and phylogenetic inference. We discuss each application area and cover the main bottlenecks of DL approaches, such as training data, problem scope, and the ability to leverage existing DL architectures in new contexts. To conclude, we provide a summary of the subject-specific and general challenges for DL across the biosciences.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2022
Source ID
10.1038/s41467-022-29268-7

Entities

People

  • Advait Balaji
  • Amirali Aghazadeh
  • Anastasios Kyrillidis
  • Bryce Kille
  • C. J. Barberan
  • Cameron R. Wolfe
  • Chen Dun
  • Dinler A Antunes
  • Luay Nakhleh
  • Michael G. Nute
  • Mohammadamin Edrisi
  • Nicolae Sapoval
  • R A Leo Elworth
  • Richard G. Baraniuk
  • Ruth Dannenfelser
  • Todd J Treangen
  • Victoria Yao
  • Zhi Yan

Organizations

  • Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  • National Science Foundation
  • United States National Library of Medicine

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Molecular Genetics
  • STEM Education
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • AI & ML - Neural Networks