Bioinformatics and Computational Medicine
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COMPUTATIONAL MEDICINE - COPING WITH THE CHALLENGES OF BIG DATA AND CLINICAL TRANSFORMATION
YunRu Lin
Abstract | References | PDF | HTML | Pub. Date:2024/11/06
Volume 1, Issue 1, Pp 1-5, 2024
Indexing
All manuscripts will be submitted for indexing to major indexing services, including:
Google Scholar and CrossRef.
Aims & Scope
Bioinformatics and Computational Medicine (BCM) is a leading interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the integration of bioinformatics, computational biology, and medical sciences to advance the understanding of human health and disease. The journal publishes original research, reviews, and technological advances that apply computational techniques to solve problems in molecular medicine, genomics, diagnostics, and personalized healthcare. It serves as a forum for cutting-edge research that bridges the gap between biology, computation, and medicine, enabling the development of novel computational tools, algorithms, and strategies to improve human health outcomes.
The primary aims of the journal are:
Advancing Bioinformatics Tools and Algorithms: To promote the development of innovative bioinformatics methods, computational tools, and machine learning algorithms that improve the analysis and interpretation of complex biological and medical data.
Personalized Medicine: To foster research that integrates computational approaches with clinical data to enable personalized medicine, including the tailoring of treatments based on individual genetic, genomic, and environmental factors.
Omics Data Integration: To provide a platform for the integration and analysis of large-scale omics data (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, etc.), and the development of methods to analyze multi-omics datasets to uncover insights into human disease mechanisms and health.
Medical Informatics and Diagnostics: To highlight the role of computational techniques in medical diagnostics, early disease detection, and the development of computational models for disease prediction and prognosis. This includes the use of AI, machine learning, and deep learning for automated diagnosis and treatment recommendation systems.
Systems Biology and Disease Mechanisms: To publish studies that apply computational modeling and simulation techniques to understand the complex molecular and cellular interactions in health and disease, with a focus on systems biology approaches to disease mechanisms.
Clinical Informatics: To explore the use of bioinformatics and computational medicine in the clinical setting, including electronic health records (EHR), clinical decision support systems, and the role of computational tools in improving clinical workflows, decision-making, and patient care.
Public Health Informatics: To examine the applications of bioinformatics and computational medicine in public health, including epidemiological studies, disease surveillance, and the prediction of disease outbreaks using computational models.
Ethics and Privacy in Computational Medicine: To address the ethical, privacy, and data security concerns in bioinformatics and computational medicine, especially in the context of sensitive medical and genomic data, and the responsible use of AI and machine learning in healthcare.
The scope of Bioinformatics and Computational Medicine includes, but is not limited to:
Development of computational tools for genomic analysis (e.g., next-generation sequencing analysis, gene expression profiling)
Machine learning and artificial intelligence in healthcare, including applications in diagnostics, prognosis, and treatment prediction
Integration of multi-omics data and systems biology approaches to understand disease biology
Computational modeling of disease mechanisms, drug discovery, and therapeutic targeting
Clinical informatics, including the use of computational tools for clinical decision-making and personalized treatment
Data privacy, security, and ethical issues related to genomic and medical data
Predictive modeling for public health, epidemiology, and population health management
Computational techniques for imaging analysis, including radiomics and medical image processing
Software, algorithms, and databases relevant to bioinformatics and computational medicine
Mission:
By providing a platform for the latest research and innovations at the intersection of bioinformatics, computational biology, and medicine, Bioinformatics and Computational Medicine aims to advance the translation of computational methods into practical medical applications, ultimately contributing to the improvement of patient care, disease management, and healthcare systems worldwide.
Editorial Board
Editor in Chief
Zhiwen Luo, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, China
Associate Editor
Sullivan, Florence, University of Massachusetts, USA
Managing Editor
Kung Deng, 4th Avenue South West, Altius Centre, Suite 2500, Calgary, Canada
Editorial Board Members
Yao Chen, Xianning Central Hospital
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Authors should be aware of a possible Conflict of Interest. In such a case authors can still take responsibility for the accuracy of their paper, but must inform the reader with an appropriate statement in the Acknowledgements.
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