Privacy-Preserving Microbiome Sequencing Analysis and Storage Systems

Explore a 22-minute conference talk from USENIX HealthTech '14 on privacy-preserving techniques for microbiome sequencing analysis and storage systems. Delve into the adaptation of human genome privacy methods to microbiome sequencing, covering metagenomics methodology and statistics. Examine the potential for individual identification through microbiome data and compare metagenomic analysis with genome-wide association studies. Learn about a secure storage and disease risk computation system for human genome sequences, and consider its extension to microbiome sequencing. Gain insights from University of Maryland researchers Justin Wagner and Hector Corrada-Bravo on this cutting-edge topic in health technology and data privacy.

HealthTech '14 - Privacy-Preserving Microbiome Sequencing Analysis and Storage Systems