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integrative computational biology; data mining; network analysis and visualization; prognostic/predi
Canada

Biography

Igor Jurisica, PhD, DrSc is a Senior Scientist at Osteoarthritis Research
Program, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Schroeder Arthritis Institute and
Data Science Discovery Centre for Chronic Diseases, Krembil Research Institute,
Professor at University of Toronto and
Visiting Scientist at IBM CAS. Since 2015 he has served as Chief Scientist at the
Creative Destruction Lab, Rotman School of Management, and since 2021 he
is a scientific director of the World Community Grid.

His research focuses on integrative informatics and the representation,
analysis and visualization of high-dimensional data to identify
prognostic/predictive signatures, determine clinically relevant
combination therapies, and develop accurate models of drug mechanism of
action and disease-altered signaling cascades. He has published
extensively on data mining, visualization and integrative computational
biology, including multiple papers in Science, Nature, Nature Medicine,
Nature Methods, J Clinical Oncology, J Clinical Investigations. He has
been included in Thomson Reuters 2014, 2015 & 2016 lists of Highly Cited
Researchers (http://highlycited.com), and The World's Most Influential
Scientific Minds: 2015 & 2014 Reports. In 2019, he has been included in
the Top 100 AI Leaders in Drug Discovery and Advanced Healthcare list
(Deep Knowledge Analytics, http://analytics.dkv.global). In 2023,
he has been included in the Top 100 AI in
Oncology leaders: https://platform.dkv.global/map/reports/ai-in-oncology-leaders/


https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~juris
https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org

Activities

Employment (2)

Toronto Western Research Institute: Toronto, ON, CA

2017-11-01 to present | Senior Scientist (Krembil Research Institute)
Employment
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Igor Jurisica

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre: Toronto, Ontario, CA

2000-07-01 to 2017-10-31 | Senior Scientist
Employment
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Igor Jurisica