Multi-Omics Data Integration and Systems Approaches in Biology

Omics aims at the collective characterization and quantification of pools of biological molecules that translate into the structure, function and dynamics of an organism. The exponential advances in the technologies and informatics used to generate and process large biological data sets (omics data) are promoting a critical paradigm shift in the study of biomedical study. The mechanism responsible for generating omics information have seen considerable progress in recent years. The advent of new technologies is capable of transforming the level of information and have placed the integration of multiple omics data sets within the reach of scientists. We are witnessing the rise of inter-disciplinary data integration strategies to support a better understanding of biological systems. After completion of genome sequencing, most of the biological questions remained unanswered.

Keywords: Genomics, metabolomics, omics, proteomics, sociomics, transcriptomics.