Working Group leader: Marty Ytreberg
Group members: Matthew Bernards, Jagdish Patel, Paul Rowley, Kris Waynant, Jonathan Barnes, Brenda Schroeder, Leah Frye, Xiang Li, Srinath Pashikanti
Originated: February 2021
Description:
We will be brainstorming ideas on how the U of I can build a center that has a focus on drug discovery. Discussion includes possible focus areas, current expertise, gaps in knowledge/expertise and funding mechanisms.
Working Group leader: Craig Miller Group members: Holly Wichman, JT Van Leuven, Yesol Sapozhnikov, Keera Paull, Jacob Schow, Tessa Wedmyer Originated: June 2015 Description: This working group focuses on phage and phage-host interactions. We have several research directions. One project involves attenuating the bacteriophage phiX174 using synonymous recoding and asking questions about how mutational effects…
Working Group leader: Lihong Zhao Group members: Yusuf Omoson (Morehouse School of Medicine), German Enciso (UC Irvine), Ming Tan (UC Irvine), Scott Grieshaber Originated: April, 2019 Description: This working group is interested in using mathematical modeling to understand the association of microbial dynamics in the genital tract of female mice with Chlamydia infection. They will…
Working Group Leader: Tanya Miura. Esteban Vargas, Jean-Marc Gauthier Group members: Pallavia Deol, Eugenia Yeboah, Rodolfo Blanco Rodriguez, Benjamin Whipple Originated: November 8, 2022 Description: The Mathematical Immunology Working Group will develop mathematical models to explain the roles of immune responses during respiratory viral infections.
Working Group leader: Dan Weinreich Group members: Tanya Miura, Andreas Vasdekis, Brenda Rubenstein, Craig Miller, David Morgan, Jagdish Patel, JT VanLeuven, Jonathan Barnes, Kyle Martin, Marty Ytreberg, Paul Rowley Originated: November, 2018 Description: This working group is interested in empirical and theoretical approaches for understanding epistasis and its evolutionary consequences.
If you have had recurring working group reservations in the Collaboratorium for the Spring 2018 semester, please be aware that most have ended and you will need to make a new reservation if you plan on meeting through the summer. You can see all current working groups on the CMCI calendar. If you would like…
Working Group leader: JT VanLeuven Group members: Erich Seamon, Li Huang, Tuan Phan, Nurbanu Bursa, Chenangnon Tovissode Originated: August 2018 Description: The IMCI postdocs working group brings IMCI core fellows and postdocs together to provide each other a support system that helps peers to navigate the challenges at work. In addition, the working group provides a…