Past Seminars

Bioinformatics Seminar Series

Hosted by: Department of Computer and Information Sciences

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

First Passage Times and Relaxation Times in Biological Stochastic Processes Anirvan Sengupta Professor Department of Physics and Astronomy Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	December 7, 2015
Computational Approaches for Cancer: Insight into Recent Developments Eric Stahlberg HPC strategist NCI Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology	November 30, 2015
fRNAkenseq: a Web-based RNA Sequencing Analysis Application Developed with the iPlant Collaborative Allen Hubbard PhD Student Bioinformatics & Systems Biology An Automated Thermo-align Approach for Identifying Template Specific Primers and Hybridization Oligos in (repetitive) Genomes Felix Francis PhD Student Bioinformatics & Systems Biology	November 16, 2015
From Data to Knowledge: The complex relationship between science and technology Anastasia Christianson Head of Translational R&D IT Bristol-Myers Squibb	November 9, 2015
Screening of NSD1 Inhibitors for Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia Based on Compound Selectivity and Binding Affinity Melanie Salinas Professional Science Master's Student - Bioinformatics University of Delaware Data-Driven In silico Screening of Small molecule inhibitors for NSD1 protein Leon Qingliang Li Instructor, Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology Georgetown University Medical Center	November 2, 2015
What if we ignore the random effects when analyzing RNA-seq data in a multi-factor experiment? Jing Qiu Assistant Professor Applied Economics and Statistics	October 29, 2015 2:00 PM
At the Intersection of the Laboratory and Big Data: Systems and People in Biopharmaceutical Research and Development Jim Brennan Technical Sales Specialist and Business Development LabWare, Inc.	October 19, 2015
Stochasticity and the Mechanism of Precision in the Vertebrate Segmentation Clock Ertugrul Ozbudak Associate Professor Department of Genetics Albert Einstein College of Medicine	October 12, 2015
Synthetic Biology: From Parts to Modules to Therapeutic Systems Ron Weiss Professor of Biological Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Director, Synthetic Biology Center, Massachusetts Institutes of Technology	October 7, 2015 3:30 PM
Regulation of Transcription and RNA Processing in Single Cells: Understanding Heterogeneity in Gene Expression Dan Larson Head, Systems Biology of Gene Expression Center for Cancer Research at the National Institutes of Health	October 5, 2015
Establishing the Chinese Hamster Genome as the Reference for the CHO Community Maddy MacDonald PhD Student Bioinformatics & Systems Biology Mining for Datasets to be used in a DREAM Challenge Reza Hammond PhD Student Bioinformatics & Systems Biology	September 28, 2015
Chromosome Structure and Gene Regulation in C. elegans Sevinc Ercan Assistant Professor of Biology New York University	September 21, 2015
What It's Really Like To Be A Google Intern Michael Du PhD Student Computer & Information Sciences Working as a Ph.D. Student vs. as a Google Intern Gang Li PhD Student Computer & Information Sciences	September 14, 2015
Pan Teng Master's Student - Computational Sciences Concentration Center for Bioinformatics & Computational Biology University of Delaware Yubo Xu Master's Student - Computational Sciences Concentration Center for Bioinformatics & Computational Biology University of Delaware	May 18, 2015 3:30 PM
Following the Heart: Computational Methods in the Context of Cardiovascular Conditions Hagit Shatkay, PhD Associate Professor, Computer and Information Sciences University of Delaware	May 11, 2015 3:30 PM
From Retrieval to Discovery in Biomedicine Padmini Srinivasan, PhD Professor, Computer Science Department University of Iowa	May 4, 2015 3:30 PM
Genomes Galore: Big Data Challenges in the Life Sciences Srinivas Aluru, PhD Professor, School of Computational Science and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology	April 30, 2015 10:30 AM
Genome-wide pathway analysis to decipher the shared genetic basis of neuropsychiatric disorders Phil Hyoun Lee, Ph.D. Psychiatric & Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit and Analytic & Translational Genetics Unit Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard	April 28, 2015 9:30 AM
Bioinformatics in Medicine: The Age of Omics Erin Crowgey PhD Student - Bioinformatics & Computational Biology Internship - Bioinformatics Consultant Advanced Clinical Biosystems Research Institute Cedars-Sinai, CA University of Delaware	April 20, 2015 3:30 PM
A mechanical "clock" serves as a master regulator of lung branching morphogenesis Jason Gleghorn, PhD Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering University of Delaware	April 13, 2015 3:30 PM
From flies to humans: Stochastic specification of color-detecting photoreceptors Robert Johnston, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Biology Johns Hopkins University	April 6, 2015 3:30 PM
Spring Break	March 30, 2015
Memory & Bacterial Growth in Fluctuating Environments Edo Kussell, PhD Associate Professor of Biology, Physics New York University (NYU)	March 23, 2015 3:30 PM
Beyond single pathogens: how the human microbiome impacts health and disease. Mihai Pop, PhD Associate Professor, Computer Science Department Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology University of Maryland	March 16, 2015 3:30 PM
Mathematical Modeling Tools for HIV Cure Strategies Allison Hill, PhD Research Associate, Program for Evolutionary Dynamics Harvard University	March 9, 2015 3:30 PM
Precision and Reproducibility in Development Thomas Gregor, PhD Assistant Professor of Physics Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics Princeton University	March 2, 2015 3:30 PM
Enabling Scalable Data Analysis of Large Computational Structural Biology Datasets on Distributed Memory Systems Michela Taufer, PhD David L. and Beverly J.C. Mills Chair of Computer and Information Sciences University of Delaware	February 23, 2015 3:30 PM
Integrative Multi-scale Analysis in Biomedical Informatics Joel Saltz, MD, PhD Cherith Professor and Founding Chair Department of Biomedical Informatics Stony Brook University	February 17, 2015 10:30 AM
Bioinformatics Core: CBCB Resources for Informatically Enabling Your Research Shawn Polson, PhD Research Assistant Professor, Computer & Information Sciences and Biological Sciences; Bioinformatics Core Coordinator, Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology University of Delaware	February 9, 2015 3:30 PM
WebGIVI: A Website Visualization of Gene and iTerm Liang Sun PhD Candidate Bioinformatics & Systems Biology VIROME and MgOl: Optimizing Functionality by Leveraging Metadata Barbra Ferrell Master's Student Bioinformatics & Computational Sciences	December 1, 2014 3:30 PM
How results from large scale genetic analysis inform on disease Benjamin Neale Assistant in Genetics, Analytic and Translational Genetics Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Associate Member, Program in Medical and Population Genetics Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT	November 24, 2014 3:30 PM
Regulatory Bioinformatics - Assessments Supporting Worldwide GMO Submissions Henry Mirsky, PhD Research Scientist / Regulatory Sciences - Bioinformatics DuPont Pioneer	November 17, 2014 3:30 PM
Origins and propagation of transcriptional noise in eukaryotic gene expression Sanjay Tyagi, PhD Public Health Research Institute Center New Jersey Medical School Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	November 10, 2014 3:30 PM
Worms in Space: Epigenetic Response of C. elegans in Simulated Microgravity Chandran Sabanayagam Associate Scientist, Bioimaging Center Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering DBI	November 3, 2014 3:30 PM
The role of water in cell mechanics, cell shape and cell motility Sean Sun, PhD Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Institute for NanoBio Technology Johns Hopkins University	October 27, 2014 3:30 PM
Simulating life - how computers are shaping biomedical research Martin Meier-Schellershein, PhD Chief, Computational Biology Section Laboratory of Systems Biology National Institutes of Health (NIH)	October 20, 2014 3:30 PM
Model-Based Engineering of Microorganisms Desmond Lun, PhD Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Computer Science Rutgers University	October 13, 2014 3:30 PM
Prevention and Rehabilitation for Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis X. Lucas Lu, PhD Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware	October 6, 2014 3:30 PM
Science at Extreme Scale: Big Data and Big Compute Lucy T. Nowell, PhD Computer Scientist and Program Manager, ASCR Department of Energy's Office of Science	October 2, 2014 10:30 AM
More than skin deep: Exploring the connection between bacterial community diversity & pathogenic E. coli on pre-harvest cattle hides Ryan Moore PhD Student Bioinformatics & Systems Biology From Metagenomes to Marker Genes: Using Informatics and Genomics to Characterize Phage Populations Dan Nasko PhD Student Bioinformatics & Systems Biology	September 22, 2014 3:30 PM
What It's Really Like To Be A Google Intern Yifan Peng PhD Student Computer & Information Sciences Mining Metagenomes for Mycological Relevance - Finding Fungal Functions within Environmental Samples Joshua Herr, PhD Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Michigan State University	September 15, 2014 3:30 PM
Alzheimer's Disease: A Genomics Approach Li-San Wang, PhD Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of Pennsylvania	September 8, 2014 3:30 PM

Pan Teng Master's Student - Computational Sciences Concentration Center for Bioinformatics & Computational Biology University of Delaware Yubo Xu Master's Student - Computational Sciences Concentration Center for Bioinformatics & Computational Biology University of Delaware	May 18, 2015 3:30 PM
Following the Heart: Computational Methods in the Context of Cardiovascular Conditions Hagit Shatkay, PhD Associate Professor, Computer and Information Sciences University of Delaware	May 11, 2015 3:30 PM
From Retrieval to Discovery in Biomedicine Padmini Srinivasan, PhD Professor, Computer Science Department University of Iowa	May 4, 2015 3:30 PM
Genomes Galore: Big Data Challenges in the Life Sciences Srinivas Aluru, PhD Professor, School of Computational Science and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology	April 30, 2015 10:30 AM
Genome-wide pathway analysis to decipher the shared genetic basis of neuropsychiatric disorders Phil Hyoun Lee, Ph.D. Psychiatric & Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit and Analytic & Translational Genetics Unit Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard	April 28, 2015 9:30 AM
Bioinformatics in Medicine: The Age of Omics Erin Crowgey PhD Student - Bioinformatics & Computational Biology Internship - Bioinformatics Consultant Advanced Clinical Biosystems Research Institute Cedars-Sinai, CA University of Delaware	April 20, 2015 3:30 PM
A mechanical "clock" serves as a master regulator of lung branching morphogenesis Jason Gleghorn, PhD Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering University of Delaware	April 13, 2015 3:30 PM
From flies to humans: Stochastic specification of color-detecting photoreceptors Robert Johnston, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Biology Johns Hopkins University	April 6, 2015 3:30 PM
Spring Break	March 30, 2015
Memory & Bacterial Growth in Fluctuating Environments Edo Kussell, PhD Associate Professor of Biology, Physics New York University (NYU)	March 23, 2015 3:30 PM
Beyond single pathogens: how the human microbiome impacts health and disease. Mihai Pop, PhD Associate Professor, Computer Science Department Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology University of Maryland	March 16, 2015 3:30 PM
Mathematical Modeling Tools for HIV Cure Strategies Allison Hill, PhD Research Associate, Program for Evolutionary Dynamics Harvard University	March 9, 2015 3:30 PM
Precision and Reproducibility in Development Thomas Gregor, PhD Assistant Professor of Physics Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics Princeton University	March 2, 2015 3:30 PM
Enabling Scalable Data Analysis of Large Computational Structural Biology Datasets on Distributed Memory Systems Michela Taufer, PhD David L. and Beverly J.C. Mills Chair of Computer and Information Sciences University of Delaware	February 23, 2015 3:30 PM
Integrative Multi-scale Analysis in Biomedical Informatics Joel Saltz, MD, PhD Cherith Professor and Founding Chair Department of Biomedical Informatics Stony Brook University	February 17, 2015 10:30 AM
Bioinformatics Core: CBCB Resources for Informatically Enabling Your Research Shawn Polson, PhD Research Assistant Professor, Computer & Information Sciences and Biological Sciences; Bioinformatics Core Coordinator, Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology University of Delaware	February 9, 2015 3:30 PM
WebGIVI: A Website Visualization of Gene and iTerm Liang Sun PhD Candidate Bioinformatics & Systems Biology VIROME and MgOl: Optimizing Functionality by Leveraging Metadata Barbra Ferrell Master's Student Bioinformatics & Computational Sciences	December 1, 2014 3:30 PM
How results from large scale genetic analysis inform on disease Benjamin Neale Assistant in Genetics, Analytic and Translational Genetics Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Associate Member, Program in Medical and Population Genetics Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT	November 24, 2014 3:30 PM
Regulatory Bioinformatics - Assessments Supporting Worldwide GMO Submissions Henry Mirsky, PhD Research Scientist / Regulatory Sciences - Bioinformatics DuPont Pioneer	November 17, 2014 3:30 PM
Origins and propagation of transcriptional noise in eukaryotic gene expression Sanjay Tyagi, PhD Public Health Research Institute Center New Jersey Medical School Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	November 10, 2014 3:30 PM
Worms in Space: Epigenetic Response of C. elegans in Simulated Microgravity Chandran Sabanayagam Associate Scientist, Bioimaging Center Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering DBI	November 3, 2014 3:30 PM
The role of water in cell mechanics, cell shape and cell motility Sean Sun, PhD Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Institute for NanoBio Technology Johns Hopkins University	October 27, 2014 3:30 PM
Simulating life - how computers are shaping biomedical research Martin Meier-Schellershein, PhD Chief, Computational Biology Section Laboratory of Systems Biology National Institutes of Health (NIH)	October 20, 2014 3:30 PM
Model-Based Engineering of Microorganisms Desmond Lun, PhD Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Computer Science Rutgers University	October 13, 2014 3:30 PM
Prevention and Rehabilitation for Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis X. Lucas Lu, PhD Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware	October 6, 2014 3:30 PM
Science at Extreme Scale: Big Data and Big Compute Lucy T. Nowell, PhD Computer Scientist and Program Manager, ASCR Department of Energy's Office of Science	October 2, 2014 10:30 AM
More than skin deep: Exploring the connection between bacterial community diversity & pathogenic E. coli on pre-harvest cattle hides Ryan Moore PhD Student Bioinformatics & Systems Biology From Metagenomes to Marker Genes: Using Informatics and Genomics to Characterize Phage Populations Dan Nasko PhD Student Bioinformatics & Systems Biology	September 22, 2014 3:30 PM
What It's Really Like To Be A Google Intern Yifan Peng PhD Student Computer & Information Sciences Mining Metagenomes for Mycological Relevance - Finding Fungal Functions within Environmental Samples Joshua Herr, PhD Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Michigan State University	September 15, 2014 3:30 PM
Alzheimer's Disease: A Genomics Approach Li-San Wang, PhD Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of Pennsylvania	September 8, 2014 3:30 PM