Welcome to the Bioinformatics and Computational Systems Biology Laboratory (BioComs Lab), where innovation meets precision. At BioComs Lab, we are dedicated to unraveling the complexities of biological systems through computational techniques and data-driven approaches. Our core research spans diverse areas, including quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis, survival analysis in oral cancer, advanced machine learning and deep learning methodologies, oral microbiome studies incorporating multi-kingdom and multi-omics integration, simulation-based modeling, and metatranscriptomics.
Guided by a commitment to excellence, our multidisciplinary team leverages computational biology to address critical challenges in precision medicine and systems biology. We aim to foster collaboration, mentor the next generation of scientists, and contribute to breakthroughs in the life sciences. Explore our website to learn more about our research, team, and resources.
Lab News
December 2024
🎉 Phuong and Jihyun have been selected to present at the American Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research 2025 in New York. Congrats!
🎉 Priyanka successfully passed her qualifying examination for her PhD in Informatics. Congrats!
October 2024
🎤 Vishalini gave an oral presentation at the Society of Toxicology 2024 Annual Meeting on "Investigating the Changes of Toxin-Related Gene Expression in the Oral Metatranscriptome of Dental Caries."
📜 Priyanka presented a poster at the ASM NGS 2024 on "Optimizing data preprocessing for oral multiomics."
📜 Vishalini presented a poster at ASM NGS 2024 on "Comprehensive evaluation of differential abundance methods for multi-omics oral microbiome data."
September 2024
🎉 Vishalini successfully passed her comprehensive examination for her PhD in Human Toxicology. Congrats!
August 2024
🎉 Yiyang (John) Shen joins the lab. Welcome, John!
🎉 Phuong successfully passed her comprehensive examination for her PhD in Informatics. Congrats!
