Project: mRNA Data Analysis for Cancer Diagnosis

This research project will analyse mRNA density data measured in tumour cells of prostate cancer patients.

The project aims to identify the set of mRNAs that are most relevant to the metastasis of prostate cancer, using methods from Machine Learning and Network Science. The goal is to predict possible metastasis sites and provide suggestions for treatment.

The project is in collaboration with the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London.

This is an interdisciplinary research project, which is interesting and challenging. The project will focus on data analysis. Knowledge in mRNA or Cancer is not mandatory. Expert from ICR will provide professional advice and insight.

Requirements:

BSc/MEng/MSc student in the Department of Computer Science.
Good knowledge and skills in machine learning.
Good skills in programming, such as Python.

More information:

Please read the following recent student theses for more information.This project is an extension of these works. Please click links to download PDF files.

MEng-CS Thesis (2021) Title: Genetic Analysis of Prostate Cancer with Computer Science Methods
MSc-DSML Thesis (2021) Title: Prediction of Metastatic Sites of Prostate Cancer Based on Multi-classifier and Binary Classifier Per Cancer

Contact:

Please contact Shi Zhou <s.zhou (at) ucl.ac.uk> for more information.