Biomolecular Sequence Analysis
Mathematical models,
statistical methods, computational algorithms,
machine
learning approaches are developed for nucleic acid and protein sequence
analyses with the aim of predicting functional sites (e.g., replication
origins, transcription factor binding sites, glycosylation sites).
Ecoinformatics
and Phylogenetic Analysis
Ecological and evolutionary questions are addressed by molecular and
bioinformatics techniques. Projects include studying the molecular phylogeny
of the major families of Rotifera, assessing population differentiation
using specific gene regions, and modeling fitness landscape by dynamical
systems.
Enhancement of
Bioinformatics Curriculum
Emphasis
on designing a well-balanced bioinformatics curriculum for graduate students
with diverse backgrounds to acquire new knowledge and skills in a
cooperative learning environment. Development of interdisciplinary
approaches for enhancing undergraduate engineering and science education.
Genomics and
Proteomics Data Analysis
Classification and
clustering techniques, Bayesian variable selection approaches,
probabilistic Boolean network models, and wavelet methods are
developed for analyzing genomics and proteomics data, with special
interest in their applications to classification of diseases and modeling
genetic regulatory
networks.
Molecular
Structure and Dynamics
Various mathematical
optimization techniques, sequence segment sampling strategies, multi-scale
algorithmic adaptations, and heterogeneous
grid computing technology to predict structures for proteins and RNA
molecules, as well as the molecular dynamics of protein-ligand docking.
Research Opportunities at UTEP: Please visit the websites for
UPBiT, BEAS, and
BCL. |