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  1. NeighbourNet: Scalable cell-specific co-expression networks for granular regulatory pattern discovery

    We introduce the latest work from our PhD student Yidi Deng (who has already secured a postdoc position at ANU!). Understanding how genes interact at the …

    lecao-lab.science.unimelb.edu.au/2025/04/04/neighbournet

  2. Φ-Space ST: a platform-agnostic method to identify cell states in spatial transcriptomics studies + seminar recording

    Dr Jiadong Mao has worked on an extension of his previous method Φ-Space for spatial transcriptomics studies! We are very excited about these new developments and …

    lecao-lab.science.unimelb.edu.au/2025/02/12/%cf%86-space-st

  3. mixOmics online workshop starts 24th Feb, registrations are open

    Registrations for our next online course are now open! Registration and details: https://mixomics.org/2024/12/online-course-feb-24-april-11-2025/   This course is designed for: Beginners looking for an introduction to mixOmics …

    lecao-lab.science.unimelb.edu.au/2025/01/20/mixomics-online-workshop-starts-24th-feb-registrations-are-open

  4. Semisynthetic Simulation for Microbiome Data Analysis

    Dr Kris Sankaran (University of Wisconsin) was one of our Belz recipient from the School of Maths & Stats and came for 6-week visit to our …

    lecao-lab.science.unimelb.edu.au/2025/01/20/semisynthetic-simulation-microbiome

  5. Gene Content of Seawater Microbes is a Strong Predictor of Water Chemistry Across the Great Barrier Reef

    PhD candidate Marko Terzin from James Cook University and the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has spent a few months in 2023 in our lab …

    lecao-lab.science.unimelb.edu.au/2025/01/03/gene-microbes-predictors-grf

  6. Global picoplankton biogeography revealed by metagenomic and climatic data integration

    Vini Salazar is reaching the end of his PhD candidature (and has already secured a continuing position at Melbourne Bioinformatics, UoM 🎉). His preprint is one …

    lecao-lab.science.unimelb.edu.au/2025/01/02/global-picoplankton-biogeography-revealed-by-metagenomic-and-climatic-data-integration

  7. PLSKO: a robust knockoff generator to control false discovery rate in omics variable selection

    Our PhD student Guannan Yang has submitted her first manuscript! PLSKO is a new and robust knockoff variable generator that is applicable to various types of …

    lecao-lab.science.unimelb.edu.au/2024/08/15/plsko

  8. Φ-Space: Continuous phenotyping of single-cell multi-omics data with video!

    Jiadong Mao has developed a new PLS method for cell type continuous annotation of single cells, now in preprint! Φ-Space addresses numerous challenges faced by state-of-the-art …

    lecao-lab.science.unimelb.edu.au/2024/07/03/%cf%86-space

  9. Microbial network inference for longitudinal microbiome studies with LUPINE with video!

    Dr Saritha Kodikara has developed a PLS-based to infer microbial networks across time! LUPINE is a PLS-based method that combines dimension reduction, and partial correlations to …

    lecao-lab.science.unimelb.edu.au/2024/05/17/lupine

  10. Translating big data into better health thanks to major grant

    [from the faculty of science newsroom, written by Rebecca Colless] Biological markers predicting pre-eclampsia – a pregnancy disorder that causes premature births and serious health problems …

    lecao-lab.science.unimelb.edu.au/2023/12/19/translating-big-data-into-better-health-thanks-to-major-grant

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