Data-driven Precision Medicine and Diagnostics
The subject area concerns research that will make use of computational tools to integrate molecular and clinical data for precision medicine and diagnostic development. The focus is on data integration, analysis, visualization, and data interpretation for patient stratification, discovery of biomarkers for disease risks, diagnosis, drug response and monitoring of health. The precision medicine research is expected to contribute with strong capabilities in machine learning and AI and other computational tools to make use of existing strong assets in Sweden, such as molecular data (e.g. omics), imaging, electronic health care records, longitudinal patient and population registries, biobanks and digital monitoring data.
Research area-specific DDLS Fellows
The DDLS Fellows program is a career program aiming at accelerating the data-driven paradigm shift in life sciences. The DDLS Fellows will form the base of the next-generation of data-driven life scientists in Sweden, and create globally leading computational and data science capabilities.
Meet the Data-driven Precision Medicine & Diagnostics fellows:
Interview with Wen Zhong (LiU)
Interview with Fredrik Edfors (KTH)
Interview with Clemens Wittenbecher (Chalmers)
Interview with Abhishek Niroula (GU)
Interview with Avlant Nilsson (KI)
Interview with Cemal Erdem (UmU)
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Research area specific expert group
The DDLS-Steering group has appointed research area (RA) specific expert groups to plan,
coordinate and steer activities within each RA. The members were selected in an open call for nominations.
The role of a DDLS research area specific expert group is to:
• advise on research area specific strategies and research profiles for the scientific programs of the DDLS
• suggest and co-organize activities and community events around the research area topics.
• advise on the design of calls and take part in evaluation or pre-screening of grant calls.
• advise and support the DDLS fellows, post docs and PhDs within the area.
• advise and support DDLS data services and bioinformatics support, the training hub and research school within each research area.
• engage the national DDLS community within each RA, consider policy issues as well as relevant ethical, legal and societal challenges.
Members of The Data-driven Precision Medicine & Diagnostics expert group:
Gunnar Cedersund, Linköping University
Sven Nelander, Uppsala University
Lars Klareskog, Karolinska Institutet
Johan Trygg, Umeå University
Patrik Georgii-Hemming, Karolinska Institutet
Rikard Landberg, Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg
Annikka Polster, Chalmers University of Technology
Ziad Hijazi, Uppsala University
Päivi Östling, KI (adj. SciLifeLab Precision Medicine Capability lead)
David Gisselsson Nord, Lund University (adjunct as GMS representant)
Janne Lehtiö, chair (DDLS SG member)
News article: DDLS Data Driven Precision Medicine and Diagnostics expert group appointed
Research area lead and coordinators
Research area lead for the Data-driven Precision Medicine & Diagnostics research area is Janne Lehtiö (KI), and the Coordinator is Fulya Taylan.
Please reach out with any questions, suggestions or research collaboration inquiries.