Computational And Systems Biology And Biomedical Informatics (Cosbbi)
CurrentConducting unique, authentic, and advanced cancer research Computational and Systems Biology and Biomedical Informatics (CoSBBI) with Pitt faculty and researchers. Obtaining hands-on introduction to the application of software and computational techniques to clinical research problems. Assisting with analyzing biomedical informatics aspects regarding genomic and proteomic data mining, pharmacogenomics, image analysis, interface design, natural language processing, machine learning, and bio surveillance. Participating in a biomedical informatics, a computer programming boot camp, and intensive collaboration with a faculty mentor on an ongoing research project. Assist with designing computer algorithms to analyze and understand DNA & other complex molecules. Researching genetic sequencing of eukaryote, bacteria, and archaea to determine an evolutionary structural, functional, and comparative analysis of genes and genomes from various organism. Utilizing software programs to detect homologous sequences. Aiding with comparing protein sequences among protein databases to determine biochemical function of specific proteins.