About this Class

This presentation will discuss strategies and policies for effective sharing and reuse of large multidimensional datasets. Dr. Espinosa will discuss his experiences as a data generator, data analyst, collaborator, teacher, and mentor through the COVIDome Project, the Human Trisome Project, and the INCLUDE Data Hub.  Dr. Espinosa will illustrate the power of sharing data ahead of publication and the need for user-friendly data sharing platforms and intuitive data visualization portals. His presentation will include real-life examples applicable to the study of COVID19 and Down syndrome. He will also present on the importance of developing training and education opportunities for diverse stakeholders. Lastly, he will discuss the importance of international data collection and sharing at a global scale.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Espinosa is the Executive Director of the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome and Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. Espinosa received his Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina, in 1994, and a PhD in Biology from the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1999. Supported by a fellowship from the PEW Charitable Trusts, Dr. Espinosa completed his post-doctoral training at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California. In 2004, supported by a fellowship from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, he began his independent appointment at the University of Colorado Boulder, in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology. In 2009 he was appointed to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute as an Early Career Scientist. At the Crnic Institute, Dr. Espinosa directs the Human Trisome Project, a pan-omics cohort study of the population with Down syndrome, which has enabled the design and launch of novel clinical trials to improve health outcomes in Down syndrome. Dr. Espinosa currently serves as the Leader of the Administrative and Outreach Core of the NIH INCLUDE Project Data Coordinating Center, a new data resource that aims to accelerate discoveries into the mechanisms underlying the increased risk of co-occurring medical conditions in people with Down syndrome.