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Listing of news from the Institute of Bioinformatics at University of Georgia

Chi Zhang wins Graduate Student Excellence in Research Award

Recent IOB graduate Chi Zhang has been awarded a Graduate Student Excellence-in-Research Award.

Initiated in 1999 to recognize the quality and significance of graduate student scholarship, these awards may be given in five areas: Fine Arts, Humanities and Letters, Life Sciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, and  Applied Studies.

Chi Zhang, a recent doctoral graduate in bioinformatics, studies the mechanisms of cancer initiation, progression, metastasis and post-metastasis development using large-scale data analyses of cancer tissue samples and computer modeling. Much of his research focuses on scientific Warburg’s theory, which states that the primary cause of cancer is the replacement of oxygen in normal body cells by a fermentation of sugar. Zhang uses new genomic data to explore this theory more completely by examining the fundamental metabolic changes that appear to be the primary cause of cancer in multiple tissues. His work could lead to new approaches to cancer prevention and treatment. Zhang is currently working as a postdoctoral associate in the department of biochemistry and molecular biology.

NIH R21 Proposal Funded

An NIH R21 proposal based on the work of IOB graduate student Duo Peng, who works in the Tarleton lab, has been funded. The title of the proposal is “Development of CRISPR/Cas system for study of trans-sialidase family genes in Trypanosoma cruzi”

Six Ph.D. students Join Bioinformatics

Six students have joined the Institute of Bioinformatics to pursue doctorate degrees in Bioinformatics.

Burair Alsaihati

Liang-Chin Huang

Yiran Li

Rahil Taujale

Joshua Watson

Shumeng Zhang

We’re excited to welcome them to the program and the IOB community!

IOB Graduates 11 Ph.D. Students in 2015

As the year comes to a close, we’d like to again congratulate the 11 students who completed their Ph.D. degrees in Bioinformatics in 2015.

Dr. Ahmad Al-Omari

Dr. Yulun Chiu

Dr. Tess Griffin

Dr. Yongjie Huang

Dr. Fei Ji

Dr. Spandana Makeneni

Dr. Joydeep Mitra

Dr. Anita Nivedha

Dr. Arunima Singh

Dr. Chi Zhang

Dr. Dong Zhang

We wish them the best of luck in the upcoming year as they starts their careers!

Chi Zhang Successfully Defends Dissertation

Chi Zhang successfully defended his dissertation “Deciphering possible roles of micro-environmental stresses in cancer initiation and progression by modeling of cancer omics data”.

Congratulations Dr. Zhang!

Chi Zhang Successfully Defends Dissertation

Chi Zhang successfully defended his dissertation “Deciphering possible roles of micro-environmental stresses in cancer initiation and progression by modeling of cancer omics data”.

Congratulations Dr. Zhang!