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Department of Biomedical Informatics University of Pittsburgh David Boone Assistant Professor Department of Biomedical Informatics University of Pittsburgh Director of Hillman Academy Director of CoSBBI/iBRIC dnb14@pitt.edu; 412-648-7231 Major interests: lncRNAs in Breast Cancer STEM Outreach/Pipeline

lncRNAs in Breast Cancer ENCODE reveals there are more lncRNAs than protein coding genes. The function of most are largely unknown. Our interest is identifying and characterizing the regulation and function of lncRNAs in breast cancer. Basal Normal-like Her2 LumA LumB IGF1 IGF1R -2.0 2.0 PI3K AKT % Surviving 20 40 60 80 100 Months Survival 50 150 200 Logrank test p-value: 0.0395 Unaltered SNHG7 Upregulated SNHG7 mTOR MAPK Growth Survival Proliferation

SNHG7 is a snoRNA HG that regulates proliferation through a novel feedback mechanism Induced genes MCF7 Proliferation IGF Signaling Transcripts siCtl siSNHG7 IGF1 signaling SNHG7 Repressed genes Proliferation

Hillman Academy - Computer Science, Biology and Biomedical Informatics (CoSBBI) Mission Elevate scientific research, critical thinking, and communication skills of highly motivated high school students and to provide close mentorship through formative years to create a pipeline to STEM careers. CoSBBI Outcomes 90% of alumni in STEM fields as undergrads Enrolled in top institutions Authorships Awards National Presentations Details 8-week authentic research project Mentorship Academic preparatory experiences Presentations Hillman/CoSBBI– 65/15 students per summer respectively ~40% Underrepresented Internship Career iBRIC I want to stress the pipeline and how CoSBBI is the beginning of our commitment to highly motivated students. CoSBBI establishes a foundation of research. In this 8 weeks the students are taught how to navigate through scientific literature through practice and feedback with the designated instructors (David Boone, PhD assistant professor, and a Graduate Teaching Fellow). The students choose a journal club article relevant to their research project and then present and critique the paper with the group. There is strong attention to create a learning environment among the students. Within the first two weeks the students present a proposal of their research for the summer to the group. Throughout the summer there are research roundtables where they discuss how their works has progressed, the problems that have emerged, the next steps, etc. The hope is to make them comfortable talking about science in a safe environment. It also prepares them for the end of the 8 weeks, when they present their work in a presentation and poster at a symposium. The presentation is tailored to guidelines for submission to AMIAs annual meeting, so that they can submit abstracts to that conference. Didactic lectures that cover a wide variety of topics are taught by the primary instructors, as well as, other faculty and graduate students. These serves two functions, 1) transfer knowledge, and more importantly, 2) expose the students to multiple STEM careers. Through surveys we find that the students significantly increase their understanding of what a scientific career is and how to pursue careers in STEM. We also see significant improvements in their perceived gains on communication of science, use of the primary literature, critical analysis of data, using scientific tools and technology.

Internship in Biomedical Research, Informatics, and Computer Science (iBRIC) Mission Build a foundation for a career in biomedical data science for undergraduates from underrepresented backgrounds through immersive, challenging, authentic, and mentored research and training experiences in the emerging fields of big data, computer science, computational and systems biology, and biomedical informatics CoSBBI Details 10-week authentic research project Mentorship Academic preparatory experiences Presentations Internship Career iBRIC I want to stress the pipeline and how CoSBBI is the beginning of our commitment to highly motivated students. CoSBBI establishes a foundation of research. In this 8 weeks the students are taught how to navigate through scientific literature through practice and feedback with the designated instructors (David Boone, PhD assistant professor, and a Graduate Teaching Fellow). The students choose a journal club article relevant to their research project and then present and critique the paper with the group. There is strong attention to create a learning environment among the students. Within the first two weeks the students present a proposal of their research for the summer to the group. Throughout the summer there are research roundtables where they discuss how their works has progressed, the problems that have emerged, the next steps, etc. The hope is to make them comfortable talking about science in a safe environment. It also prepares them for the end of the 8 weeks, when they present their work in a presentation and poster at a symposium. The presentation is tailored to guidelines for submission to AMIAs annual meeting, so that they can submit abstracts to that conference. Didactic lectures that cover a wide variety of topics are taught by the primary instructors, as well as, other faculty and graduate students. These serves two functions, 1) transfer knowledge, and more importantly, 2) expose the students to multiple STEM careers. Through surveys we find that the students significantly increase their understanding of what a scientific career is and how to pursue careers in STEM. We also see significant improvements in their perceived gains on communication of science, use of the primary literature, critical analysis of data, using scientific tools and technology.

Outreach – Moonshot – Hillman Academy Year-wide and Outreach Program Through R25 funding and key school and community partnerships, extend the Hillman Academy summer program to 2 years of scholarly activity with the mission of increasing the diversity of the biomedical workforce and drastically expand the community outreach component 2-year program Outreach Program Prepare students for research Summer research Communication course Applications to Siemens, PRSEF, AMIA, etc Professional development course Take research to 10-15 high schools and community events/centers per year Host events for FAME, Mpowerhouse, Homeless Childrens Education Fund, and Remake Learning