Computational Biology & Cancer Regulatory Genomics Lab @ MBZUAI

News and updates

New publication November 28, 2025
Excited to share the new publication, polyclonal origins of human premalignant colorectal lesions came online in Nature. The Accelerated Article Preview is available at doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-09930-y and print at bioRχiv (doi: 10.1101/2025.09.08.674484). More...
Workshop on Open Science and Reproducibility November 26, 2025
Taught a workshop on Becoming an Open and Reproducible Scientist as part of InSyB2025, UDST, Doha. More...
Keynote talk at InSyB2025 Doha November 25, 2025
Invited keynote talk on Computational genomics at scale -- Open-source frameworks for cancer omics and gene regulation at 9th International Symposium on Bioinformatics (InSyB2025), UDST, Doha. More...
Mini Genomics Data Carpentry workshop November 19, 2025
Taught Genomics Data Carpentry workshop module on Data Wrangling and Processing for Genomics at MBZUAI Winter School MBZUAI, Abu Dhabi, UAE. More...
New preprint September 12, 2025
Polyclonal origins of human premalignant colorectal lesions, bioRχiv. doi: 10.1101/2025.09.08.674484 More...
Associate Editor at NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics August 21, 2025
Excited to announce that Aziz has joined the Editorial Board of Oxford University Press’s NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics journal as an Associate Editor. More...
New members August 15, 2025
Officially welcomed four masters students (Aruzhan, Jenna, Khalifa, Lina) from MSML program to the team! More...
Keynote talk at X-meeting Brazil June 05, 2025
Aziz delivered a keynote talk on Open Tools and Frameworks for Scalable and Reproducible Genomics at the X-meeting Brazil 2025 in João Pessoa. More...
Invited talk at iscbAI 2025 (ISCB-Asia) June 02, 2025
Aziz presented on Towards FAIR, diverse and reproducible multi-omics for AI-driven biology at the 1st International Symposium on Computational Biology with AI in Bali. More...
New member May 20, 2025
We warmly welcome Muthukumaraswami to the lab as a Research Associate! More...
Genomics Workshop was a big success! May 08, 2025
The first Genomics Data Carpentry workshop at MBZUAI trained 35 participants, earning a 93% promoter score and outstanding feedback. More...
Genomics Data Carpentry Workshop @ MBZUAI April 01, 2025
We're organizing and hosting the first-ever Data Carpentry Genomics Workshop in the UAE at MBZUAI on April 28-29, 2025. Spots are limited — secure your place today! More...
New publication March 21, 2025
Evolutionary measures show that recurrence of DCIS is distinct from progression to breast cancer. More...
HSE & MBZUAI meet-up on AI in Biology March 13, 2025
Lab presented on the AI-driven integration of diverse multi-omics data for advancing precision medicine at the HSE University and MBZUAI collaborative event on AI in Biology. More...
Talk at NYU Abu Dhabi Campus February 25, 2025
Aziz was invited to speak at the Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Biology Seminar Series.
Talk at NUST Islamabad February 17, 2025
Aziz was invited to speak at the School of Interdisciplinary Engineering & Science (SINES), NUST iTalks Seminar Series.
Talk at LUMS Lahore February 14, 2025
Aziz was invited to speak at the Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE), LUMS Life Sciences Seminar Series.
New Lab, new Continent, and new beginnings February 01, 2025
Excited to start the Computational Biology and Cancer Regulatory Genomics lab at the MBZUAI, Computational Biology department. Join us!