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Challenges in Computational Analysis of Mass Spectrometry Data for Proteomics
Bin Ma (马斌)
Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Canada
Dingsheng Technologies, Beijing 100085, China
Mass spectrometry is an analytical technique for determining the composition of a sample. Recently it has become a primary tool for protein identification and quantification, and post translational modification characterization in proteomics research. Both the size and the complexity of the data produced by this experimental technique impose great computational challenges in the data analysis. This article reviews some of these challenges and serves as an entry point for those who want to study the area in general.
This work is supported by the National High-Tech Research and Development 863 Program of China under Grant No. 2008AA02Z313, NSERC RGPIN under Grant No. 238748-2006, and a start up grant at University of Waterloo.
Bin Ma is an associate professor and university research chair in David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at University of Waterloo. He received his Ph.D. degree from Beijing University in 1999. During 2000~2008 he worked at University of Western Ontario as assistant professor, associate professor, and Canada research chair. He received the Ontario PREA Award in 2003 and Ontario Premier's Catalyst Award for Best Young Innovator in 2009.