Yves A. Lussier
Encyclopedia
Yves A. Lussier, M.D., Professional Engineer, is a physician-scientist conducting research in Translational Bioinformatics and Personal Genomics
. He pioneered the commercial use of controlled medical vocabulary organized as directed semantic networks in electronic medical records, as well as Pen computing
for clinicians.
Personal genomics
Personal genomics is the branch of genomics concerned with the sequencing and analysis of the genome of an individual. The genotyping stage employs different techniques, including single-nucleotide polymorphism analysis chips , or partial or full genome sequencing...
. He pioneered the commercial use of controlled medical vocabulary organized as directed semantic networks in electronic medical records, as well as Pen computing
Pen computing
Pen computing refers to a computer user-interface using a pen and tablet, rather than devices such as a keyboard, joysticks or a mouse....
for clinicians.
Biography and career
Dr. Lussier works in both clinical medicine and engineering practice. He is a Visiting Professor of Medicine and Engineering at The University of Illinois in Chicago, Asst Vice President for Health Affairs at the University of Illinois, and Director of the Bioinformatics Core facilities.- From 2001-6, he served as Dir. of Technology transfer and Assist Prof. at Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
Depts. of Medicine and of Biomedical Informatics, Center for Computational Biolology and Bioinformatics (C2B2) and Columbia Joint Center for Systems Biology. - From 2006-2011, he was Associate Professor of Medicine at The University of Chicago, he directed of Center for Biomedical Informatics (CBI), was Associate Director for Informatics of the Cancer CenterUniversity of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer CenterThe University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center is a collaborative research program based in Hyde Park, Chicago, USA. The UCCCC cancer research program involves about 225 scientists and physician researchers at or affiliated with the University of Chicago.-History:The UCCCC was originally...
, and joint Director for Informatics of the Institute for Translational Medicine (CTSAClinical and Translational Science AwardClinical and Translational Science Award is a type of U.S. federal grant administered by the National Center for Research Resources, part of the National Institutes of Health. The CTSA program began in October 2006 with a consortium of 12 academic health centers. When the program is fully...
). He is a fellow of the Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology and of the Computation Institute. - He was appointed as the General Chair of the 2009 American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Summit on Translational Bioinformatics and has made significant contribution to the emerging field of translational bioinformatics and personalized medicinePersonalized medicinePersonalized medicine is a medical model emphasizing in general the customization of healthcare, with all decisions and practices being tailored to individual patients in whatever ways possible...
. - He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Biomedical InformaticsJournal of Biomedical InformaticsThe Journal of Biomedical Informatics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering applications and methodological advances in health informatics or in translational bioinformatics. Authors can pay extra for open access. The journal was launched by Homer R...
, Journal of the American Medical Informatics AssociationJournal of the American Medical Informatics AssociationThe Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in the field of medical informatics published by the American Medical Informatics Association....
, and on the Journal of Personalized Medicine. Dr. Lussier is an elected Fellow of American College of Medical InformaticsAmerican College of Medical InformaticsThe American College of Medical Informatics, is a college of elected fellows from the United States and abroad who have made significant and sustained contributions to the field of medical informatics...
. - He published many research papers in journals such as PLoS Computational BiologyPLoS Computational BiologyPLoS Computational Biology is a peer-reviewed computational biology journal established in 2005 and published by the nonprofit Public Library of Science in association with the International Society for Computational Biology. Its Editor in Chief is Philip Bourne...
, BMCBMC-In business and organizations:* Beard Miller Company, a US public accounting firm* BioMed Central, a UK-based scientific publisher* BMC , a Turkish vehicle manufacturer...
Genomics, BMC BioinformaticsBMC BioinformaticsBMC Bioinformatics is an online open access scientific journal that publishes original, peer-reviewed research in bioinformatics. The journal is part of a series of BMC journals published by the UK-based publisher BioMed Central....
, Bioinformatics (Oxford University Press) in medical informatics and personalized medicinePersonalized medicinePersonalized medicine is a medical model emphasizing in general the customization of healthcare, with all decisions and practices being tailored to individual patients in whatever ways possible...
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