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Alistair Rust

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Alistair Rust

Area of Expertise
Computational Biology

Current Position
Senior Research Scientist

Degree
Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Hertfordshire, UK, 1998

Research Interests
Dr. Rust's main research focus is in the computational prediction of transcription factor binding sites on DNA sequences. He has been developing an integrated multiple algorithm approach, that incorportates both an optimisation strategy and a statistical framework, that aims to produce reliable, confident predictions of potential binding sites. In broader terms I am interested in the applicability of 'intelligent' computational approaches, such as machine learning, optimisation methods and evolutionary computation, to address problems in biological systems.

Selected Publications
Hwang D, Rust AG, Ramsey S, Smith JJ, Leslie DM, Weston AD, de Atauri P, Aitchison JD, Hood L, Siegel AF, Bolouri H. A data integration methodology for systems biology. 2005. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 102(48):17296-301

Hwang D, Smith JJ, Leslie DM, Weston AD, Rust AG, Ramsey S, de Atauri P, Siegel AF, Bolouri H, Aitchison JD, Hood L. A data integration methodology for systems biology: experimental verification. 2005. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 102(48):17302-7

Clamp M, Andrews D et al. Ensembl 2002: Accommodating Comparative Genomics. 2003. Nucleic Acids 31(1):38-42

Brown C T, Rust A G, Clarke P J C, Pan Z, Schilstra M J, De Buysscher T, Griffin G, Wold B J, Cameron R A, Davidson E H and Bolouri H. New Computational Approaches for Analysis of cis-Regulatory Networks. 2002. Developmental Biology 246(1):86-102

Davidson E H, Rast J P, Oliveri P, Ransick A, Calestani C, Yuh C-H, Minokawa T, Amore G, Hinman V, Arenas-Mena C, Otim O, Brown C T, Livi C B, Lee P Y, Revilla R, Rust A G, Pan Z, Schilstra M J, Clarke P J C, Arnone M I, Rowen L, Cameron R A, McClay D R, Hood L and Bolouri H. A Genomic Regulatory Network for Development 2002. Science 295(5560):1669-1678

Relevant Links
http://magnet.systemsbiology.net/software/

Personal Web Page
http://magnet.systemsbiology.net/publicRepository/arust/




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