GENEWIZ WEEK 2025 WORKSHOP
Saved by the Single Cell:
A Scalable Human Brain Cell Atlas Foundation Model in Alzheimer’s Disease

About the workshop
Explore straight-up cutting-edge findings using multimodal single-cell and nucleus-level genomics and epigenomics. Dr. Cheng will break it down with interpretable deep learning and in silico network medicine to uncover complex molecular interactions between disease-associated microglia and astrocytes in Alzheimer’s disease.
The workshop will explore how these discoveries support novel approaches to drug repurposing for neurodegenerative disorders.
What you'll learn about
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Explore how multimodal single-cell and epigenomic analysis reveals disease-relevant cellular interactions.
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Understand the role of AI and network medicine in uncovering therapeutic targets in Alzheimer’s.
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Learn how integrated data analysis informs drug repurposing strategies in neurodegeneration research.
About the presenter

Feixiong Cheng, Ph.D.
Director, Genome Center, Cleveland Clinic
Dr. Feixiong Cheng’s lab (Alzheimer’s Network Medicine Laboratory) creates and combines research tools to answer the challenging questions surrounding Alzheimer’s diseases and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementia. Dr. Cheng earned his Ph.D. from East China University of Science and Technology and had his postdoctoral fellowship at Vanderbilt University, with a focus on Cancer Genomics and Computational Biology.