Abstract: The present teachings describe methods for selecting informative genetic markers including single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that may be used in the design and execution of genome wide association studies. These methods are distinguished from other methods relying on a predefined haplotype block structure and may be configured to make use of correlations that occur across neighboring haplotype blocks. The disclosed methods may further be implemented across chromosomal regions having both high and low local linkage disequilibrium. Informative genetic marker selection, as described, provides an alternative and potentially more efficient mechanism to select genetic markers such as SNPs using block-based and random approaches.

Abstract: The present teachings are related to methods for predicting the binding affinity of peptides for proteins. Individual methods for creating predictions and methods for combining predictions are also related. Some embodiments of the present teachings include methods for manufacturing a vaccine and a computer system for implementing the methods of the present teachings.