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Update on National Virtual Biotechnology Laboratory Project for COVID-19

Avatar of Deepak UnniDeepak Unni
路Jul 20, 2020 11:44 PM

Hi Ellie Y. . Yes, We started working on this project in March. This project is part of a more broader initiative across all the National Labs called the National Virtual Biotechnology Laboratory (NVBL). The goal being that we integrate datasets pertinent to COVID-19, with the goal of using machine learning tools for link prediction to repurpose existing drugs for COVID-19. We are using our KG for prioritizing potential targets for COVID-19. The KG is evolving on a weekly basis and we try our best to add new datasets as needed 馃槃

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    • Avatar of Ellie Y.
      Ellie Y.
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      Glad to hear you are part of this project. Hopefully, good results turn up soon.

    • Avatar of Deepak Unni
      Deepak Unni
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      Fingers crossed!

    • Avatar of Rijul V.
      Rijul V.
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      Hi Deepak, this seems very interesting. Is it open source?

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    • Avatar of Deepak Unni
      Deepak Unni
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      Hi Rijul V. Sorry for the late response. I seemed to have lost this thread. Yes, the framework is open-source. But the data used to build the KGs don鈥檛 fall in a once-size-fits-all license. Each upstream source have their own licensing restrictions. But we usually ingest data sources that at least allows transformation and redistribution, provided that we give attribution to the upstream source.

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    • Avatar of Rijul V.
      Rijul V.
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      Hi Deepak Unni, Thank you for the information.

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    • Avatar of Deepak Unni
      Deepak Unni
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      You are welcome :)

    • Avatar of Ellie Y.
      Ellie Y.
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      Deepak, perhaps you would be interested to talk about your research in more depth during a virtual coffee chat?

    • Avatar of Deepak Unni
      Deepak Unni
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      Sure! I鈥檇 be happy to!

    • Avatar of Ellie Y.
      Ellie Y.
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      great! I'll touch base with you in the next week or so to discuss more. (be sure to fill out the poll in the Events channel for the best permanent time for coffee chat)

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    • Avatar of Deepak Unni
      Deepak Unni
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      Awesome! I鈥檒l be sure to vote on the poll

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