An introduction to the era of large-scale data in Biological sciences

23 Setembro 2020, 15:00 • Margarida Henriques da Gama Carvalho

Introduction to 'Omics' and its place in the current context of Biomedicine/Biotechnology research and applications.

Biological Systems and Biological Complexity and approaches to study them.

The Large-Scale paradigm and the  DIKW model (Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom). 

The problem with 'Omic' data.

From biological systems complexity to 'Omics' approaches.

The Human Genome Project and the origins of 'Big Science'.

Aims, achievements and limitations of the Human Genome Project. 

The first 'Omic' technology - microarrays for transcriptomics and mapping of genomic variations.