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Activity Number:
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385
- Recent Advances in Bayesian Methods for the Analysis of Microbiome Count Data
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 5, 2020 : 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Bayesian Statistical Science
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Abstract #309207
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Title:
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Efficient Bayesian Estimation of Microbiome Association Networks
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Author(s):
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Christine B. Peterson* and Nathan Osborne and Marina Vannucci
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Companies:
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Rice University and Rice University
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Keywords:
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Microbiome;
Graphical model;
Network inference;
Bayesian modeling;
Variational inference
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Abstract:
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We propose a novel method to simultaneously estimate network interactions and associations to relevant covariates for microbiome data. Learning these relationships is challenging due to the unique structure of microbiome data, where the abundances of operational taxonomic units (OTUs) are counts subject to a sum constraint. We have developed a Bayesian hierarchical model for the estimation of these association networks which not only handles the compositional nature of the data, but also allows us to select relevant covariates in a joint framework. To obtain posterior estimates, we rely on an efficient algorithm based on expectation conditional maximization. We illustrate the proposed method through both simulation studies and an application to real data from the MOMS-PI study on the abundance of vaginal microbes and cytokines, providing insight into mechanisms of host-microbial interaction during pregnancy.
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Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
