Faculty
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB)
A joint program of biology and biotechnology, computer science, and mathematical sciences.
Matthew Ward
Professor of Computer Science, BCB Program Director
Fuller Laboratories 231
+1-508-831-5671
matt@wpi.edu
Prof. Ward works in the areas of information visualization (the graphical presentation of data and information) and visual analytics (using interactive visual mechanisms to support reasoning about data and information). He is currently working on projects in the visualization of time-series data, sequence data, and microarray data visualization. See more...
Carolina Ruiz
Associate Professor of Computer Science, BCB Program Committee
Fuller Laboratories 232
+1-508-831-5640
ruiz@wpi.edu
Prof. Ruiz's research interests are in data mining and machine learning, and in their applications in biology and clinical medicine. See more...
Elizabeth Ryder
Associate Professor of Biology and Biotechnology, BCB Program Committee
+1-508-831-6011
ryder@wpi.edu
Prof. Ryder studies cell migration during the development of the nervous system, using the nematode worm C. elegans as a model genetic system. In collaboration with computer science and mathematical sciences faculty, she uses data mining and simulation techniques to better understand gene expression and cellular interactions and behavior during the development of the worm. See more...
Zheyang Wu
Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences, BCB Program Committee
Stratton Hall 101
+1-508-831-5031
zheyangwu@wpi.edu
Professor Wu's research interests are in developing and applying statistical and computational methods for retrieving quality information from biomedical data. Current active research topics include statistical genetics and genomics, epigenetics, statistical decision theory, feature selection methodologies and applications for high-dimensional data. See more...
Emmanuel Agu
Associate Professor of Computer Science, BCB Faculty Affiliate
Fuller Laboratories 139
+1-508-831-5568
emmanuel@wpi.edu
Smartphone applications for wellness and health. See more...
Joseph Duffy
Associate Professor of Biology and Biotechnology, BCB Faculty Affiliate
+1-508-831-5543
jduffy@wpi.edu
Defining signaling pathways that program cellular diversity is one of the foremost problems in biology and is central to my research interests. In the lab we use molecular, genetic, and biochemical approaches to characterize the function of these pathways and to gain insight into their role in disease. To date, the lab has focused on the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor network, a principal therapeutic target for a variety of human cancers. This work involved the characterization of Kekkon1 (Kek1), an archetypal LIG molecule, as a novel feedback inhibitor of the EGFR network. More recently, our work has branched out to neurobiology, adhesion/barrier biology, and lipid metabolism. See more...
Mohamed Eltabakh
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, BCB Faculty Affiliate
Fuller Laboratories 235
+1-508-831-6421
meltabakh@wpi.edu
Prof. Eltabakh is interested in projects in bioinformatics and computational biology that leverage the power of database systems to advance Biological Science. Examples of these projects include: (1) Building new index structures for biological data, (2) Integrating data from multiple sources and detecting/resolving conflicts that arise from the integration, (3) Tracking the data provenance and providing annotation mechanisms to assess the quality of the data, and (4) Integrating biological tools and programs inside the DBMS with possible query optimizations. See more...
Robert Kinicki
Professor of Computer Science, BCB Faculty Affiliate
Fuller Laboratories 135
+1-508-831-6116
rek@wpi.edu
Sensors and sensor networks in health care settings. See more...
William Martin
Professor of Mathematical Sciences, BCB Faculty Affiliate
Stratton Hall 302A
+1-508-831-5241
martin@wpi.edu
Algebraic and applied combinatorics; combinatorics; algebra; applications; association schemes; graph theory; digital error correction; cryptography. See more…
Sarah Olson
Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences, BCB Faculty Affiliate
Stratton Hall 302
+1-508-831-4940
sdolson@wpi.edu
Mathematical Biology, Computational Biofluids, Scientific Computing. See more…
Sam Politz
Associate Professor of Biology and Biotechnology, BCB Faculty Affiliate
+1-508-831-5028
spolitz@wpi.edu
Genetic and Immunological Study of Surface Antigen Switching in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, Regulation of NADPH Oxidase in the C. elegans Host Immune Response. See more…
Reeta Prusty Rao
Assistant Professor of Biology and Biotechnology, BCB Faculty Affiliate
+1-508-831-6120
rpr@wpi.edu
The research goal is to understand and ultimately manage fungal diseases, specifically C. albicans. My laboratory uses a variety of biochemical, molecular genetic, genomic, and behavioral tools and exploits the versatility of model organisms to explore fungal virulence strategies in a high-throughput fashion. Contribution of individual genes is validated in the human pathogen Candida albicans. See more…
Elke Rundensteiner
Professor of Computer Science, BCB Faculty Affiliate
Fuller Laboratories 238
+1-508-831-5815
rundenst@wpi.edu
Database and information systems; web data management; distributed databases; information integration; object-oriented database technology; database support for advanced applications. See more...
Brigitte Servatius
Professor of Mathematical Sciences, BCB Faculty Affiliate
Stratton Hall 305C
+1-508-831-5361
bservat@wpi.edu
Combinatorics; matroid and graph theory; structural topology; geometry; history and philosophy of mathematics. See more…
Dalin Tang
Professor of Mathematical Sciences, BCB Faculty Affiliate
Stratton Hall 202E
+1-508-831-5332
dtang@wpi.edu
Computational Biology; Image-Based Modeling; Vulnerable Plaques; Ventricle Models for Surgical Planning; Biofluids; Biosolids; Blood Flow; Mathematical Modeling; Numerical Methods; Scientific Computing; Nonlinear Analysis; Computational Fluid Dynamics. See more…
Luis Vidali
Assistant Professor of Biology and Biotechnology, BCB Faculty Affiliate
+1-508-831-4194
lvidali@wpi.edu
Prof. Vidali investigates plant cell growth and intracellular motility, using the moss Physcomitrella patens as a genetic and cellular model system. His research uses microscopy, image processing, and molecular data analysis. In collaboration with physicists, he aims at developing quantitative models of intracellular transport in plants. See more…
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