Research Projects:

An Information Management System for Emerging Pathogen Data.

The project is motivated by the emerging need to integrate molecular, environmental, ecological, and geographic information in order to improve our understanding of the spatial and temporal pattrens of emerging pathogens. The goal of this project is to design and implement an information management system to integrate these ypes of data, with special emphasis on studies of the emergence of hantavirus outbreaks in Paraguay.

The proposed research fits directly within theCenter research theme "Extracting Knowledge from Complex Biological Data Sources." This research will create an exciting, interdisplinary environment from which students will gain exposure to a wide variety of research problems, training in current bioinformatics methods, and an understanging of possible career options. The proposed work develops new technologies and creates new collaborations; consequently, it will further enhance the intellectual environment NMSU.

PI: Brook Milligan
Co-Investigators: Mary Ballyk, E. Pontelli, S. Tran, K. Villaverde
Collaborators: C. Jonsson (SRI & U. of Alabama), R. Owen (Texas Tech University), V. Santos Costa and Ines Dutra (Federal U. of Rio de Janeiro & U. Wisconsin)

Other Research Projects:

Computational Methods and Tools for Promoter Identification.

Bridging the Resolution Gap: Automatic Sequence Mapping for Intermediate Resolution Macro-molecular Structures from Electron Cryo-Microscopy.

A Domain-specific Computational Workbench for Evolutionary Biology.