Hoffman research group
- Michael M. Hoffman
- Senior Scientist (principal investigator)
- Research
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
- University Health Network
- Associate Professor (status-only)
- Computational Biology Group
- Department of Computer Science
- University of Toronto
We develop machine learning techniques to better understand chromatin biology. These models and algorithms transform high-dimensional functional genomics data into interpretable patterns and lead to new biological insight.
Publications
Software
- Segway: semi-automated genomic annotation
- Segtools: segmentation analysis and graphics
- Genomedata: efficient storage and retrieval
- Umap and Bismap: tools for quantifying mappability of the genome and methylome
- BEHST: biological enrichment of hidden sequence targets
- Virchip: predicting transcription factor binding by learning from the transcriptome
- PeaKO: finding transcription factor binding motifs using knockout controls
Databases
- DNAmod: the DNA modification database
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People
Meet the team- Michael Hoffman
- Eric Roberts
- Coby Viner
- Linh Huynh
- Annie Lu
- Luomeng Tan
- Mary Agopian
- Gergely Pap
- Yahan Zhang
- Natalia Mukhina
News
- 2024-03-18: Michael presents a selected talk on "Human papillomavirus integration transforms chromatin to drive oncogenesis" at RECOMB-CCB 2024.
- 2024-03-01: Isaiah is a recipient of the 2024 T-CAIREM Summer Research Program award.
- 2024-01-08: Coby and Michael are co-authors on "Modeling methyl-sensitive transcription factor motifs with an expanded epigenetic alphabet", an article that has been published in Genome Biology.
- 2024-01-01: Yahan Zhang joined the Hoffman lab as a PhD student.
- 2023-10-27: Michael is a member of PRiME - Precision Medicine Initiative that was established at the University of Toronto to align research efforts in the area of Precision Medicine
- 2023-11-06: Eric releases Genomedata 1.7.2
- News archive
Contact
- Twitter: @michaelhoffman
- LinkedIn: michaelmhoffman