Pedro J. Torres, Ph.D.Statistical Insights: Unraveling Spurious Correlations with the Power of Precision MatricesIn the world of data analysis and statistics, uncovering meaningful relationships between variables is crucial. One such statistical method…Feb 161Feb 161
Pedro J. Torres, Ph.D.Unlocking the Microbial Universe: Strategies for Gene and Protein Clustering in Metagenomic…When analyzing microbiome metagenomes, a typical process involves obtaining the raw reads, excluding human reads and other artifacts…Dec 8, 2023Dec 8, 2023
Pedro J. Torres, Ph.D.Statistical Insights: Addressing Challenges in Repeated Measures Data with Linear Mixed ModelsIn research, especially within fields like psychology, medicine, biology, and social sciences, measurements are often taken repeatedly on…Nov 30, 2023Nov 30, 2023
Pedro J. Torres, Ph.D.Network analysis on microbiome and multi-omics datasetsGitHubJun 15, 2023Jun 15, 2023
Pedro J. Torres, Ph.D.The Building Blocks of Health: Exploring the Infant Gut Microbiome and the Power of Human Milk…The gut microbiome plays an essential role in human health, and it begins to develop soon after birth. In the first few years of life, the…Feb 16, 2023Feb 16, 2023
Pedro J. Torres, Ph.D.Microbial Dark and Gray Matter — Exploring the UnknownWhen I first heard the term microbial dark matter, I understood that these were microorganisms that we knew nothing about. Our lack of…Jun 24, 2022Jun 24, 2022
Pedro J. Torres, Ph.D.To probiotic or not to probiotic… That is the questionProbiotics have become widely available in the market ranging from capsules to numerous food and beverage supplements. Social media has…Aug 9, 2019Aug 9, 2019
Pedro J. Torres, Ph.D.inPedro J. Torres,PhDHigh alpha diversity and healthOn and within you lies a vast and complex community of microorganisms known collectively as the microbiome. These microbes play essential…Jun 28, 2019Jun 28, 2019