David Heckerman from Microsoft Research presents a summary of his work in the session Discovering Genetic Associations on Large Data. This was part of the Strata Rx Online Conference: Personalized Medicine, a preview of OReillys conference Strata Rx, highlighting the use of data in medical research and delivery.

Heckermans research attempts to answer essential questions such as What is your propensity for getting a particular disease? and How are you likely to react to a particular drug?

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Discovering genetic associations using large data