A scientific research platform to drive new knowledge in genetics
The GeneRecommender genomic platform constitutes a new free tool for life science researchers to discover new targets, optimize resources for the analysis, and gather new insights about their current research topics.
Functionalities and features
GeneRecommender provides you with suggestions as to which other genes and proteins may relate to your current research. For that purpose, we have developed a Deep Learning Neural Network that is trained on all available scientific literature and is able to predict which targets you might consider.
In spite of the complexity of our artificial intelligence engine, leveraging AI to provide support to your research is easy. You will be asked to insert genes and diseases related to your current research topic, and you will be presented with up to 50 new targets suggested by the AI.
Keeping you in the best possible position for efficiency and effectiveness is important to us because we know the nature of your job is extremely challenging. To that end, GeneRecommender offers various features designed to assist your scientific research.
Get the most out of the GeneRecommender
GeneRecommender is a versatile tool that can benefit researchers like yourself across a wide range of projects and scenarios. While the potential applications are virtually limitless, developers have identified specific areas where its impact on research projects can be particularly profound. The system was designed to mimic the reasoning process of a genomic researcher, automating the steps that lead from a hypothesis to a discovery. To explore further, read the details below.
Have you ever experienced a deadlock while working on an important publication? AI can help you in achieving your objectives faster and more effectively.
The system could be beneficial in this situation because it could provide a new perspective. Unlike humans, machines are not subject to the same biases we have and that might make human work difficult (they have others).
In fact, the algorithm tries to find the best angle (in terms of relationships between other genes) to observe each gene. In this case, a proposal from an AI system can be the solution to a painful stalemate in a research topic with high information content.
The GeneRecommender can help researchers when the available literature on a specific topic is limited. It is problematic for researchers to establish a link between, for example, rare diseases and one or more genes. This is because these diseases are characterized by sparse information, both regarding the availability of information and the nature of discoveries.
In this case, the algorithm can be seen as an information enhancer: the system takes the knowledge in the genomic field as a starting point and uses it to perform its own discoveries that are then proposed to the final user in order to suggest new paths to follow in her or his research.
GeneRecommender can be a great ally in all situations where you are planning to enter a new field of study. In this situation, which may occur when you are approaching the grant-related project definition, we observe a very positive response from the system. The system has been designed to provide you with support when researching a new topic for the first time. Indeed, it can be essential to your faster progression by suggesting genes that may be relevant to the problem that you are researching and ensuring that all the related information is available to you.
In a gene expression analysis problem, GeneRecommender could help researchers when the number of genes to analyze is too large in comparison with the available resources. It allows them to focus on those genes that are most relevant to the problem.
The most common application is to filter the results of a gene expression analysis related to a given disease using the artificial intelligence system to highlight the most promising gene candidates.
As a result, over/under-expressed genes that are also identified by the algorithm as related to the study could be targeted. This would reduce the number of genes that need further analysis.
A SIMPLE WORKFLOW, ALL IN A FEW STEPS
Register at www.generecommender.com with your institutional email
Add your data and complete your registration
Input ALL the genes related to your research and the diseases you are studying
Get a recommendation from the Neural Network
Explore the resources linked to your suggested genes by clicking on the resource button
Explore our sponsors’ products linked to your suggested genes by clicking on the resource button
Save your searches on your personal dashboard and find your latest unsaved researches.
Tutorial
The platform is designed to be as intuitive as possible, however we have provided a video tutorial that covers all the features developed to make your recommendation tailored to suit your needs!
Price & Sponsorship
After dedicating years to developing the AI system powering GeneRecommender, we have decided to offer it free of charge to the academic community due to the crucial role they play in advancing modern society. To sustain this project, we have partnered with reagent distributors, with one sponsor per country, who have generously agreed to support the platform.
As a result, within the platform, you will find the name of the company that has provided this valuable tool free of cost. Additionally, each recommended gene will be accompanied by a direct link to their product catalogue, allowing easy access to their webshop. If you are a researcher affiliated with a commercial entity or wish to utilize the system for commercial purposes, please contact us through the provided link.
We are pleased to inform non-profit researchers that they can enjoy lifelong access to GeneRecommender at no cost, all thanks to our kind sponsors. For more in-depth information, please refer to the detailed documentation available at the following link.
Tech Fast: AIRA Project
This platform has been developed within the context of the AIRA project, founded by Regione Lombardia, by TheProphetAI. TheProphetAI is a Milan-based start-up that with AIRA aimed to develop an AI-based system to support life science and diagnostic actors in the early stages of product development. The AI system uses advanced machine learning and deep learning techniques to increase efficiency and reduce costs. Thanks to the project, the startup was able to build the current platform and the underlying algorithm called DeepProphet2 which represents a major innovation for researchers in the field.
Questa piattaforma è stata sviluppata nell’ambito del progetto AIRA, finanziato dalla Regione Lombardia, dalla TheProphetAI. La TheProphetAI è una start-up con sede a Milano che, con AIRA, mirava a sviluppare un sistema basato sull’Intelligenza Artificiale per supportare i ricercatori i ambito life science e diagnostico nelle fasi iniziali dello sviluppo del prodotto. Il sistema AI utilizza tecniche avanzate di machine learning e deep learning per aumentare l’efficienza e ridurre i costi. Grazie al progetto, la start-up è stata in grado di costruire la piattaforma attuale e l’algoritmo sottostante chiamato DeepProphetAI, che rappresenta una grande innovazione per i ricercatori del settore.
