Machine Learning & Computational Biology
Focus areas
- Biological systems modeling
- Immune system modeling
- Mapping and modeling of gene regulatory networks
- Machine learning for health applications
Faculty
Vrushali A. Bokil
Interim Dean of the College of Science
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Mathematical biology - deterministic and stochastic modeling, analysis, and simulation of multiscale problems in population dynamics and epidemiology.
Kevin Brown
Associate Professor
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Biological systems, systems biology, systems neuroscience, and cognitive science
Kaitlin Fogg
Associate Professor
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The Fogg Lab aims to develop and exploit high throughput in vitro 3D models of cancer in order to identify novel druggable targets, improve treatment selection of current therapeutics, and reprogram the immune system in the metastatic niche
Morgan Giers
Assistant Professor
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Predicting treatment outcomes for intervertebral disc regenerative and surgical therapies., Utilizing MRI, image processing, mathematical modeling, tissue engineering, drug delivery, and surgery to study transport phenomena in vivo.
David Hendrix
Professor
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Structure, function and mechanisms of action of non-coding RNAs, both large and small.
Adam Higgins
Professor
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Technologies for long-term stabilization of cells, tissues and organs; microfluidic devices for chemical processing of blood.
Liang Huang
Professor
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RNA folding, RNA design, mRNA medicine, protein folding, protein design
Goran Jovanovic
Professor
goran.jovanovic@oregonstate.edu
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(541) 737-3614; alt: (541) 737-2981
Research Interests
Design, manufacturing, and application of microscale-based therapeutic devices. Continuous blood processing via the i-Blood platform, a wearable, high-performance microfluidic device.
Molly Megraw
Associate Professor
megrawm@science.oregonstate.edu
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Understanding how small RNAs and transcription factors work together in living cells.
Stephen Ramsey
Professor
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Reverse engineering gene regulatory networks; genetic variation and its effect on gene expression and gene regulation; atherosclerosis; cancer.
Thomas Sharpton
Associate Professor
thomas.sharpton@oregonstate.edu
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Using gut microbiomes to understand, diagnose, and treat chronic diseases
Bo Sun
Associate Professor
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Collective distributed sensing by multiple cells, mechanics of tumor and extracellular matrix, force generation and invasion of cancer cells.
Tim Warren
Assistant Professor
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Neuroscience; animal navigation; automated, closed-loop instrumentation; computer vision; computational biology