Biostatistics and Medical Informatics Seminar with Erin Molloy, University of Maryland, College Park
Fast species tree (and tree of blobs) reconstruction with statistical guarantee
Event Details
Date
Friday, February 27, 2026
Time
12-1 p.m.
Location
Morgridge Hall, room 7650
Also offered online
Also offered online
Description
Dr. Molloy will present new statistical guarantees for ASTRAL, a method for genetic tree reconstruction. Firstly, she will discuss a variant of ASTRAL, closely related to ASTRAL-Pro, is consistent under a unified model of gene duplication, loss, and inheritance. Secondly, she will present a simple algorithm based on ASTRAL, and show that it is a consistent estimator for the "tree of blobs," which captures only the tree-like components of a network.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email juan.caicedo@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Reasonable effort will be made to support your request.