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The Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics Data Science Group is organising a workshop on data science in translational medicine

"Data Science Challenges and Opportunities in Translational Medicine" workshop - Monday 20th February 2017

The Data Science Group of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, part of the NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre, is organising it's first workshop. It will gather international and Imperial College speakers to discuss current challenges and opportunities in using data science for translational medicine. Some panel discussions are scheduled in the morning and the afternoon. The workshop is targeted for a broad audience mixing engineering or medical scientists. 

Confirmed speakers include:

• Wilco Hazeleger (Netherland E-Science Center)
• Alvis Brazma (EBI - Senior Team Leader, Functional Genomics)
• Brian Tom (MRC Biostatistics Unit)
• Ben Glampson (Research Informatics Programme Manager, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust)
• Paul Matthews (Edmond and Lily Safra Chair and Head of Brain Sciences, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)
• Roger Gunn (Prof. of Molecular Neuroimaging, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)
• Sarah Butcher (Head of Bioinformatics Data Science Group, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)
• Mauricio Barahona (Chair in Biomathematics, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)
• Elsa Angelini (Co-lead, Institute of Translational Medicine Data Science Group, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½)

Time: 0930 - 1600, with light lunch and coffee breaks
Venue:  Imperial College - Hammersmith Campus - Wolfson Centre - Lecture Theater, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN

Full details are available from the

This workshop is free, but registration is required through