Data Processing Handbook for Complex Biological Data Sources

Data Processing Handbook for Complex Biological Data provides relevant and to the point content for those who need to understand the different types of biological data and the techniques to process and interpret them. The book includes feedback the editor received from students studying at both undergraduate and graduate levels, and from her peers. In order to succeed in data processing for biological data sources, it is necessary to master the type of data and general methods and tools for modern data processing. For instance, many labs follow the path of interdisciplinary studies and get their data validated by several methods.

Researchers at those labs may not perform all the techniques themselves, but either in collaboration or through outsourcing, they make use of a range of them, because, in the absence of cross validation using different techniques, the chances for acceptance of an article for publication in high profile journals is weakened.

• Explains how to interpret enormous amounts of data generated using several experimental approaches in simple terms, thus relating biology and physics at the atomic level
• Presents sample data files and explains the usage of equations and web servers cited in research articles to extract useful information from their own biological data
• Discusses, in detail, raw data files, data processing strategies, and the web based sources relevant for data processing

Gauri Misra, PhD, has a research focus in the field of cancer biology and Malaria directed toward drug discovery, armored with an experience in Structural Biology, Biophysics and Bioinformatics. She has an outstanding academic background and experience of more than 10 years in the field of teaching and research, adorned by various prestigious awards and honors at different stages of her career with a strong desire of transferring her repertoire of knowledge to the upcoming generations. Her PhD thesis was awarded with Eli Lilly Asia Outstanding Thesis Award (first prize) in 2009. She has received “state of the art” International exposure while working as a postdoctoral researcher at CHUL Research Centre, Canada and visiting scientist at ISPC, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel in 2014 along with few other countries. She serves as a reviewer for various renowned international journals and is often invited for speaking engagements about her research. To date, she has authored 17 research articles, 4 international books, and 6 book chapters. The ongoing research project in her laboratory focuses on evaluating the potential of new lead compounds against breast cancer.