ENCORE 2025 Summer Retreat
On Wednesday, July 9, ENCORE members gathered for the 2025 Summer Retreat. The event brought together faculty, staff, and students for a relaxing and festive day away from campus, filled with delicious food, fresh air, and engaging conversations. To those who couldn’t attend — you were missed, and we look forward to meeting you soon […]
Invited Seminar with Joshua Weinstock on Gene Regulatory Networks
ENCORE is pleased to host an invited seminar on Friday, February 7th, in Room RRR R344, featuring Dr. Joshua Weinstock, Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Genetics at Emory University. Dr. Weinstock presented on “Gene Regulatory Network Inference from CRISPR Perturbations in CD4+ T Cells Elucidates the Genomic Basis of Immune Traits.” This seminar […]
Invited Seminar with Todd Treangen on Microbial Genomics
ENCORE, in collaboration with Dr. Timothy Read from Department of Human Genetics, is pleased to host an invited seminar on Friday, January 31st, featuring Dr. Todd Treangen, Associate Professor at Rice University, presented on “Lightweight computational tools for large-scale microbial genomics and metagenomics”. This seminar offers an exciting opportunity for ENCORE members to engage in […]
Welcomes Visiting PhD Student Yingcheng Luo
We are delighted to announce that Mr. Yingcheng Luo, a third-year Ph.D. student from the Center for Statistics at Tsinghua University in Beijing, will join ENCORE for a six-month visit from January 15, 2025, to July 15, 2025. Yingcheng received his BS degree from University of Toronto, Canada, and MS degree from University of Chicago, […]
Ronnie Yifan Li Completes Dissertation on Machine Learning and Sequencing in Neurological Research
On October 23, 2024, Ronnie Yifan Li successfully defend his dissertation titled “Employing Machine Learning and High-Throughput Sequencing to Uncover Complex Genetic and Epigenetic Contributors in Neurological Phenotypes” at Emory University’s Whitehead Auditorium. Ronnie’s work utilized cutting-edge machine learning techniques alongside high-throughput sequencing to explore genetic and epigenetic factors that contribute to neurological phenotypes.
Invited Seminar with Jiangmei “Ruby” Xiong from Vanderbilt, for Insightful Discussion on GammaGateR
The ENCORE Lab meeting on Friday, September 13th featured an engaging presentation by Jiangmei “Ruby” Xiong, PhD Candidate in Biomedical Informatics at Vanderbilt University. Ruby shared her work on GammaGateR: semi-automated marker gating for single-cell multiplexed imaging, highlighting innovative techniques in single-cell analysis. The presentation sparked a lively discussion, with members asking numerous questions, contributing […]
HPC Training for New Members
Today, the Emory Network of Computational Omics Research (ENCORE) lab is conducting an HPC (High-Performance Computing) training session, introducing new members to the lab’s powerful computational resources. The session features guest speaker Kevin Haynes, who will guide attendees on how to utilize the HPC cluster effectively. The ENCORE lab’s HPC cluster consists of over 130 […]
ENOCRE Retreat at Lake Lanier
We are delighted to announce the successful completion of the ENOCRE Lab retreat held on May 8th, 2024, at the beautiful Lake Lanier near Atlanta. The retreat was a tremendous success, providing our team with a perfect blend of professional development, team-building activities, and relaxation in a serene and inspiring environment.