Senior Scientist at AstraZeneca
Background: Statistics & Computational Biology
Biography
Academic Positions & Education
2021-current |
Senior Scientist, AstraZeneca |
2019-2021 |
Research Associate, Cancer Research UK, Cambridge Institute, UK |
2018-2019 |
Staff Scientist at VIB & KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium |
2013-2018 |
Postdoc at KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium |
2009-2013 | PhD in Computational Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium |
2007-2009 | MSc in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Chalmers Institute of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden |
2002-2007 | BSc in Statistics, METU, Ankara, Turkey |
Publications
D Di Giacomo, R La Starza, P Gorello, F Pellanera, Z Kalender Atak, ...
Blood 138 (9), 773-784
2021
Interpretation of allele-specific chromatin accessibility using cell state–aware deep learning
ZK Atak, II Taskiran, J Demeulemeester, C Flerin, D Mauduit, L Minnoye, ...
Genome research 31 (6), 1082-1096
2021
L Gadeyne, Y Van Herck, G Milli, ZK Atak, MM Bolognesi, J Wouters, ...
Frontiers in oncology 11, 636057
2021
Robust gene expression programs underlie recurrent cell states and phenotype switching in melanoma
J Wouters, Z Kalender-Atak, L Minnoye, KI Spanier, M De Waegeneer, ...
Nature Cell Biology 22 (8), 986-998
2020
II Taskiran, L Minnoye, Z Kalender Atak, S Aerts
Systems Biology: Global Regulation of Gene Expression, Location: New York …
2020
Yin Yang 1 sustains biosynthetic demands during brain development in a stage-specific manner
L Zurkirchen, S Varum, S Giger, A Klug, J Häusel, R Bossart, M Zemke, ...
Nature communications 10 (1), 1-16
2019
S Varum, A Baggiolini, L Zurkirchen, ZK Atak, C Cantù, E Marzorati, ...
Cell Stem Cell 24 (4), 637-653. e9
2019
Deep learning on single-cell genomics data to decipher regulatory code
II Taskiran, L Minnoye, Z Kalender Atak, S Makhzami, V Christiaens, ...
3rd International Summer School on Deep Learning, Location: Warsaw, Poland
2019
ZK Atak, II Taskiran, C Flerin, D Mauduit, L Minnoye, G Hulsemans, ...
bioRxiv
2019
J Wouters, Z Kalender-Atak, L Minnoye, KI Spanier, M De Waegeneer, ...
BiorXiv, 715995
2019
K Verboom, W Van Loocke, PJ Volders, B Decaesteker, FA Cobos, ...
Haematologica 103 (12), e585
2018
Mapping gene regulatory networks from single-cell omics data
MWEJ Fiers, L Minnoye, S Aibar, C Bravo González-Blas, Z Kalender Atak, ...
Briefings in functional genomics 17 (4), 246-254
2018
L Minnoye, C Bravo Gonzalez-Blas, J Wouters, Z Kalender Atak, ...
Single Cell Biology, Date: 2018/03/06-2018/03/08, Location: Wellcome Genome …
2018
Z Kalender Atak, H Imrichova, D Svetlichnyy, G Hulselmans, V Christiaens, ...
Genome medicine 9 (1), 1-13
2017
SCENIC: single-cell regulatory network inference and clustering
S Aibar, CB González-Blas, T Moerman, VA Huynh-Thu, H Imrichova, ...
Nature methods 14 (11), 1083-1086
2017
Decoding transcriptional states in cancer
J Wouters, ZK Atak, S Aerts
Current Opinion in Genetics & Development 43, 82-92
2017
Gene regulatory network analysis in single cells
S Aibar, C Bravo González-Blas, J Wouters, T Moerman, VA Huynh-Thu, ...
Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology and European …
2017
Multiplex enhancer-reporter assays uncover unsophisticated TP53 enhancer logic
A Verfaillie, D Svetlichnyy, H Imrichova, K Davie, M Fiers, ZK Atak, ...
Genome research 26 (7), 882-895
2016
S Aibar, H Imrichova, G Hulselmans, Z Kalender Atak, S Aerts
Single Cell Genomics, Date: 2016/09/14-2016/09/16, Location: Hinxton, UK
2016
Gene regulatory network inference from single-cell RNA-seq reveals high-resolution cellular states
S Aibar, H Imrichova, G Hulselmans, Z Kalender Atak, S Aerts
The Brain Mosaic: cellular heterogeneity in the CNS, Date: 2016/09/22-2016 …
2016
Teaching and Supervisions
2020/2021:
- Introduction to R for Biologists - Trainer
- Analysis of bulk RNA-seq data - Training Lead, Trainer
2019/2020:
- Analysis of bulk RNA-seq data - Training Lead, Trainer