New Matter: Inside the Minds of SLAS Scientists

Ontology and Knowledge Graphs in Life Sciences Research | with Stephen Kahmann, M.S., and Cameron Gibbs, Ph.D.

• SLAS • Episode 143

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We've invited Crown Point Technologies Co-Founder, Stephen Kahmann, M.S., and Ontologist, Knowledge Graph Engineer, Cameron Gibbs, Ph.D., to explain how ontologies and knowledge graphs are used in life sciences research.

Key Learning Points

  • What ontology and knowledge graphs are
  • How the data from ontologies and knowledge graphs are applied to life sciences
  • Why these tools are becoming more popular in life science research
  • How to use ontology and knowledge graphs in your own research
  • The benefits of using these tools

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SLAS (Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening) is an international professional society of academic, industry and government life sciences researchers and the developers and providers of laboratory automation technology. The SLAS mission is to bring together researchers in academia, industry and government to advance life sciences discovery and technology via education, knowledge exchange and global community building.  For more information about SLAS, visit www.slas.org.

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