Discovering a sparse set of pairwise discriminating features in high-dimensional data

Abstract

Recent technological advances produce a wealth of high-dimensional descriptions of biological processes, yet extracting meaningful insight and mechanistic understanding from these data remains challenging. For example, in developmental biology, the dynamics of differentiation can now be mapped quantitatively using single-cell RNA sequencing, yet it is difficult to infer molecular regulators of developmental transitions. Here, we show that discovering informative features in the data is crucial for statistical analysis as well as making experimental predictions.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jul 30, 2020
Source ID
10.1093/bioinformatics/btaa690

Entities

People

  • Samuel Melton
  • Sharad Ramanathan

Organizations

  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • Harvard University
  • National Institutes of Health

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Molecular Genetics
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML