Douglas Demetrick

Research

Adverse Drug Reactions Cytochrome P450 Enzymology Gene Expression Gene Polymorphism Hepatocyte Differentiation Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Metabolomics

Latest papers

Integrating text mining, data mining, and network analysis for identifying genetic breast cancer trends.
BMC research notes · 2016
Evaluating predictive performance of network biomarkers with network structures.
Journal of bioinformatics and computational biology · 2014 · senior author
Integrating machine learning techniques into robust data enrichment approach and its application to gene expression data.
International journal of data mining and bioinformatics · 2013 · senior author

All 6 publications

Latest funding

Characterizing Sexually Dimorphic Drug Metabolism Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Hepatocytes
CIHR · 2017 · Principal investigator
$199,999
Molecular Auditing: An Evaluation of Tissue Specimen Misidentification
CIHR · 2010 · Nominated PI
$375,254

All 2 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

Integrating text mining, data mining, and network analysis for identifying genetic breast cancer trends.

Jurca G, Addam O, Aksac A, Gao S, Özyer T, Demetrick D, Alhajj R

BMC research notes2016

DOI: 10.1186/s13104-016-2023-5 PMID: 27112211

02

Evaluating predictive performance of network biomarkers with network structures.

Gao S, Karakira I, Afra S, Naji G, Alhajj R, Zeng J, Demetrick D

Journal of bioinformatics and computational biology2014Senior author

DOI: 10.1142/s0219720014500255 PMID: 25219385

03

Integrating machine learning techniques into robust data enrichment approach and its application to gene expression data.

Erdoğdu U, Tan M, Alhajj R, Polat F, Rokne J, Demetrick D

International journal of data mining and bioinformatics2013Senior author

DOI: 10.1504/ijdmb.2013.056090 PMID: 24417021

04

A closer look at "social" boundary genes reveals knowledge to gene expression profiles.

Gao S, Zeng J, ElSheikh AM, Naji G, Alhajj R, Rokne J, Demetrick D

Current protein & peptide science2011Senior author

DOI: 10.2174/1389203711109070602 PMID: 21827429

05

Adaptive multi-agent architecture for functional sequence motifs recognition.

Zeng J, Alhajj R, Demetrick D

Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)2009Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btp567 PMID: 19808882

06

The use of magnetic resonance imaging to noninvasively detect genetic signatures in oligodendroglioma.

Brown R, Zlatescu M, Sijben A, Roldan G, Easaw J, Forsyth P, Parney I, Sevick R, Yan E, Demetrick D, Schiff D, Cairncross G, Mitchell R

Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research2008

DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-07-1964 PMID: 18413825

Characterizing Sexually Dimorphic Drug Metabolism Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Hepatocytes

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Catalyst Grant: Personalized Health Catalyst Grants

Principal investigators: Rancourt, Derrick E; Demetrick, Douglas J

Keywords: Adverse Drug Reactions; Cytochrome P450; Enzymology; Gene Expression; Gene Polymorphism; Hepatocyte Differentiation; Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells; Metabolomics; Pharmacogenomics; Sexual Dimorphism

$199,999

Molecular Auditing: An Evaluation of Tissue Specimen Misidentification

Nominated PICIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Demetrick, Douglas J

Keywords: Biopsy; Dna Fingerprint; Laboratory Error; Misidentification; Mismatch; Molecular Auditing; Patient Safety; Tissue Specimen

$375,254

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Gregory Cairncross

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2008

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Adverse Drug Reactions Dear Professor Demetrick, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Integrating text mining, data mining, and network analysis for identifying genetic breast cancer trends." (2016), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]