Projects & Grants

CCLS is happy to announce funding of the following CCLS mini grant proposals for Fall 07

• The winning proposals are:  


• J. Arsuaga, Math Department: Linking of Chromosomes During the Early Phase of the Cell Cycle


• W. Wu, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department: Computational and Experimental Studies on the Stability of Zwitterionic Intermediates in the Mechanism of Orotidine-5-Monophosphate Decarboxulase


• H. Yang, CS Department: Characterize the Evolutionary Nature of Protein Folding Trajectories in Space-Time


• M. Kafai, Math Department: Impact of Folate Fortification on Cancer Prevalence In the United States


• J. Dujmovic, CS Department: Evaluation of Medical Conditions Using the LSP Method


• A. Piryatinska, Math Department: Analysis of Attention Study Data


• H. Yang, CS Department: Nutritional Genomics--Stage II: Mining the Educational Needs for Nutrition Practitioners in Nutritional Genomics


• M. Fuse, Biology Department: Mathematical Modeling of Ecdysis Behaviors in an Insect


• M. Vazquez, Math department: Unknotting by Type 2 Topoisomerases: Making Tools Available to Scientific Cmmunity


• J. Stillman, RTC and Biology Department: Customization of PCAD, Porcelan Crab Array Database, to Integrate Microarray Database Functions with Microarray Statistical Tools and Sequence Homology Data


• K. Okada, CS Department: Facial Expression Analysis for Comparative Studies of Autism in Human and Nonhuman Primates


• C. Smith, Biology Department: Development of Advanced Video Tracking Analysis Software to study Magnetobiological and Social Behavior in Ants


• A. Guliaev, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department: Computational Studies of In-vivo Generated Benzene-DNA Adduct. Structural Factors Affecting Genome Chemistry


• R. Singh, CS Department: Analyzing Protein-Protein Interaction Networks by Spectral Clustering-based Graph Analysis

Prof. Singh from CS Department is awarded NSF CAREER grant

• Dr. Rahul Singh has received the prestigious multiyear NSF CAREER grant for his research involving designing systems for molecular query-retrieval and molecular informatics. The CAREER is the NSF's most prestigious award for junior faculty members.

• Prof. Okada is awarded for CSUPERB Faculty Seed Grant for his proposal, Computer-Assisted Image Analysis for Differential Diagnosis in Dentistry. The award of $13,500 is granted for advancing endodontic dentisitry by automating the CT image-based diagnotic processes with advanced segmentation techniques developed originally for general medical imaging purpose.

• "Managing and Mining Protein Folding Data", PI. Prof. H. Yang from Computer Science


• Serious Games for Nursing Education – Prototype and Evaluation" , PI Prof. D. Petkovic from Computer Science with co-PIs Prof. J. F de Leon from School of Nursing and Prof. J. Veeder from Design and Industry Department

• Detecting Chromosome Clustering in Human Lymphocytes and Fibroblasts; Profs. Arsuaga, J., Hosten S., Math Department


• Algorithms for tandem mass spectrometric data mining; Profs. Macher, B., Yen R.,; Chemistry and Biochemistry Department; Singh, R., CS Department


• Analysis of EEG-sleep patterns of different groups of neonates; Profs. Kafai M., Piryatinska A.; Math Department


• Computer aided 3-D image analysis for dentistry; Prof. K. Okada, CS Department


• Large scale causality networks for human stem-cell data; Profs. Okada K., Yoon I., Computer Science


• Using comparative genomics to identify orthologs of behavior-like genes in non-model organisms; Prof. Smith C., Biology


• Unknotting by type-2 topoisomerases; Prof. Vazquez, M.; Math


• Algorithms to examine quantitative polymerase chain reaction uncertainty; Prof. Runquist E.; Chemistry and Biochemistry


• Nutrigenomics: Learning Essential Educational Needs and Beyond; Profs. Yang H., CS Department; Wallace S., Health and Human Services