Rapid Brain Tumour Classification From Epigenomic Data

28 Jan 2026
Epigenetics Stage
  • CNS tumors can be classified based on shallow DNA methylation information 
  • Our probabilistic framework, MethyLYZR, enables rapid classification of malignant transformed tissues from DNA methylation profiles without requiring ad hoc training  
  • Using ONT sequencing, time-to-diagnosis can be reduced to under 1 hour in an intra-operative setting 
  • High-quality sequencing data from other platforms also allows for high-throughput, multiplexed classification overnight 
Speakers
Helene Kretzmer
Helene Kretzmer, Professor of Computational Genomics - Hasso Plattner Institute