Ben Raphael
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Ben Raphael
@braphael.bsky.social
Graduate Class of 1991 Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University
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Ben Raphael, Niko Beerenwinkel, Chris Venditti, and George Butler will discuss "Computational Approaches to Cancer Evolution" in a plenary session at the AACR Special Conference on Cancer Evolution (December 4-6; Albuquerque). Learn more:
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October 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Check out this new publication by IICD member @braphael.bsky.social and team in @natcomms.nature.com: Graph Homomorphism Approach for Unraveling Histories of Metastatic Cancers and Viral Outbreaks under Evolutionary Constraints

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A graph homomorphism approach for unraveling histories of metastatic cancers and viral outbreaks under evolutionary constraints - Nature Communications
Human diseases may evolve by migration or spread, but understanding these complex processes is challenging. Here, the authors leverage graph homomorphisms to reconstruct trees describing histories of ...
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September 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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How do we detect spatially variable genes (SVGs) in spatial transcriptomics?

In our Nature Communications review, we categorize 34 computational methods into three categories:
✅ Overall SVGs
✅ Cell-type-specific SVGs
✅ Spatial-domain-marker SVGs

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Categorization of 34 computational methods to detect spatially variable genes from spatially resolved transcriptomics data - Nature Communications
In spatial transcriptomics data analysis, identifying spatially variable genes (SVGs) is crucial for understanding tissue organization and function. The authors categorize 34 computational methods for...
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February 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Friends, I am at a loss of words for how devastating it would be to lose the entire intramural #NIH program. Some of the biggest medical and scientific breakthroughs have come from scientists in the NIH Intramural program. #SaveTheNIH 🧬🧪 🖥️ 🧠

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NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research
Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs
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February 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
RECOMB-CCB workshop is combing to Seoul, chaired by @shenhui1986.bsky.social and Andrew Roth! Submissions are open for papers and abstracts
Call for Papers: RECOMB Computational Cancer Biology

Workshop: April 24-25, 2025
Location: Seoul, South Korea

Abstract registration: February 7, 2025
Paper submission: February 14, 2025

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RECOMB-CCB: Computational Cancer Biology
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January 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Impressions from Ascona Workshop: Spatial and temporal statistical modeling in molecular biology

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September 9, 2024 at 3:30 PM
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Now: Keynote by Peter Park: A new mechanism for oncogene amplification. #RECOMB2024 💻🧬🧪
RECOMB-CCB: Computational Cancer Biology
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April 27, 2024 at 5:34 PM