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.
IMCI is hosting two “parties” where we collaborate to make MARC puzzles – visual patterns (“stories”) that are easy for humans to see with the help of a metaphor, but are hard for AI (https://marc.nkn.uidaho.edu). There will be FREE PIZZA! But you must register in advance because seats are limited:
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,…
Working Group leader: Andreas Vasdekis Group members: Daniel Weinreich, Chris Marx, Tanya Miura, Brenda Rubenstein, Shala Nemati, Monica Pedroni, Sergey Stolyar, Akaorde Serki, David Morgan, Maya Weisman Originated: October, 2019 Description: SCGW is interested in fusing expertise at UI and Brown towards understanding the response of cell populations with single-cell resolution to stress, as well as…
Working Group leader: Christopher Remien Group members: Ben Ridenhour, Tuan Phan Originated: June 2015 Description: We are developing new methods to study and analyze microbial community dynamics and applying the methods to publicly available data and data collected by members of the group. If a grant is funded, the working group will last as long as…
Working Group leader: Berna Devezer Group members: Erkan Buzbas, Gustavo Nardin, Bert Baumgaertner Originated: Fall 2015 Description: Our team aims to study the current problem of nonreproducibility of scientific results across multiple disciplines by advancing theory. We use statistical theory and stochastic modeling to identify theoretical meaning and determinants of irreproducibility. Berna Devezer and the…
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…