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Bayesian Edge Regression: Characterizing Observation-Specific Heterogeneity in Estimating Undirected Graphical Models

Date:
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Location:
MDS 220
Speaker(s) / Presenter(s):
Zeya Wang

Abstract: In this talk, I will introduce Bayesian Edge Regression, a novel edge regression model for undirected graphs, which estimates conditional dependencies as a function of subject-level covariates. By doing so, this model allows accounting for observation-specific heterogeneity in estimating networks. I will present two cases studies using the proposed model: one is a set of simulation studies focused on comparing tumor and normal networks while adjusting for tumor purity; the other is an application to a dataset of proteomic measurements on plasma samples from patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), in which we ascertained how blood protein networks vary with disease severity. I will also give a brief introduction to my other research work.
 

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