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Ian Simpson

@tisimpson.bsky.social
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Professor of Biomedical Informatics @InfAtEd, Dir. @AI4BI_CDT - Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, BioNLP, Genomics, Genetic Disease

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Caroline Wright @carolinefwright.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
New machine learning method for automated extraction of gene-disease relationships from the literature using @gene2phenotype.bsky.social - should make future curation much faster, easier and more comprehensive, see preprint: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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medRxivpreprint @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Domain-wide Mapping of Peer-reviewed Literature for Genetic Developmental Disorders using Machine Learning and Gene2Phenotype www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Ian Simpson @tisimpson.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
…and another pre-print - “The Significance of Molecular Heterogeneity in Breast Cancer Batch Correction and Dataset Integration” - www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... (1/2)
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The significance of molecular heterogeneity in breast cancer batch correction and dataset integration
Breast cancer research benefits from a substantial collection of gene expression datasets that are commonly integrated to increase analytical power. Gene expression batch effects arising between exper...
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Ian Simpson @tisimpson.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Our latest pre-print just out - “Combining Clinical Embeddings with Multi-Omic Features for Improved Patient Classification and Interpretability in Parkinson’s Disease” - www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1.... (1/2)
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Combining Clinical Embeddings with Multi-Omic Features for Improved Patient Classification and Interpretability in Parkinson’s Disease
This study demonstrates the integration of Large Language Model (LLM)-derived clinical text embeddings from the Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) questionn...
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Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain (SIDB) @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
SIDB are partnering with the School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh to offer studentships that will use AI methods to improve our understanding of autism & neurodevelopmental conditions. Find a project that interests you: www.ai4biomed.io/research/pro...
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Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain (SIDB) @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
We have fully-funded PhD opportunities combining AI & Autism Research! Find out more & apply by 20th Jan >> www.ai4biomed.io/research/pro... @tisimpson.bsky.social #healthinformatics #biomedicalengineering #biomedicalimaging #genomicmedicine #ExtraordinaryEdinburgh
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Ian Simpson @tisimpson.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
This is a great piece of research on the state of scientific publishing and I’d say essential reading. It’s not sustainable and it’s incredibly damaging to our reputation as a community. Many thanks to the authors for shining a light on this issue and backing it up with quantitative evidence.
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Ian Simpson @tisimpson.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Absolutely delighted to be partnering with SIDB; combining AI and Autism Research to improve our understanding of ASDs. We have a very exciting collection of PhD projects open for applications - www.ai4biomed.io/research/pro... closing 8th January.
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Projects for 2025 entry – UKRI AI CDT in Biomedical Innovation
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Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain (SIDB) @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
SIDB has partnered with The UKRI AI CDT in Biomedical Innovation. Our PhD studentships have a strong translational focus and seek to develop & apply AI approaches to biomedical domains. Find out more & apply by 20th Jan >> www.ai4biomed.io/research/pro... @tisimpson.bsky.social
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Ian Simpson @tisimpson.bsky.social · 31/08/2024
Our MOGDx method now out in Bioinformatics. If you’re interested in multi-modal integration you might find this useful. academic.oup.com/bioinformati...
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Multi-Omic Graph Diagnosis (MOGDx): A data integration tool to perform classification tasks for heterogeneous diseases
AbstractMotivation. Heterogeneity in human diseases presents challenges in diagnosis and treatments due to the broad range of manifestations and symptoms.
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Ian Simpson @tisimpson.bsky.social · 12/02/2024
📢 Latest MOGDx pre-print, this time for Parkinson’s Disease. Ryan B, Marioni RE, Simpson TI. An Integrative Network Approach for Longitudinal Stratification in Parkinson’s Disease. medRxiv 2024 - doi.org/10.1101/2024.0… Congratulations Barry Ryan @BioMedAI_CDT
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Ian Simpson @tisimpson.bsky.social · 12/02/2024
Very much looking forward to be hosting our first tutorial at #ISMB24 iscb.org/ismb2024/ this summer in Montreal with @BioMedAI_CDT students Barry Ryan, Sebestyén Kamp. “Modelling Multi-Modal Biomedical Data Using Networks “ - iscb.org/ismb2024/progr…
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Jason Moore @moorejh.bsky.social · 16/01/2024
Our comprehensive 2022 paper on explainable AI www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #datascience #bioinformatics #XAI
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A manifesto on explainability for artificial intelligence in medicine
The rapid increase of interest in, and use of, artificial intelligence (AI) in computer applications has raised a parallel concern about its ability (…
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Jonathan Pritchard @jkpritch.bsky.social · 01/10/2023
I'm delighted to release the first half of my new textbook in human genetics: web.stanford.edu/group/pritch... "An Owner's Guide to the Human Genome: an introduction to human population genetics, variation and disease"
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An Owner's Guide to the Human Genome
An Owner's Guide to the Human Genome
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Ian Simpson @tisimpson.bsky.social · 14/01/2024
Our latest preprint ➡️ Omics network integration and GNNs for patient class prediction. Multi-Omic Graph Diagnosis (MOGDx) : A data integration tool to perform classification tasks for heterogeneous diseases - www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... #gnn #networks #dataintegration #omics
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