Research Presentation by Faculty Candidate on Friday, April 4, 2008
Gregory M. Kapfhammer
You are cordially invited to attend a special session of the
Research in Computer Science Seminar (RICSS). RICSS will co-host
a research presentation by Dr. Christopher Taylor, a faculty
candidate who is interviewing with the Department of Computer
Science. Please pass this invitation on to other students,
faculty members, and staff who would be interested in attending
the upcoming talk.
Date: Friday, April 4, 2008
Location: Alden Hall Room 101
Time: 4:00 pm
Christopher Taylor
DNA Sequencing: Algorithms for DNA Replication
We are entering an exciting era of genomic research that is
being driven by constantly evolving DNA sequencing
technologies. In just the last decade we have witnessed the
completion of the human genome sequence (Human Genome Project
2001), nearly 1000 bacterial genomes, and over 165 eukaryotic
species. The advent of DNA microarrays has significantly
decreased the cost of many resequencing applications and a
number of emerging ultra high-throughput sequencing
technologies promise to move us ever closer to the much
sought-after $1,000 genome.
This talk will present recent work using DNA microarray
technology that investigates human DNA replication timing. The
focus will be on algorithms developed to classify, visualize,
and simulate the process of DNA replication and its timing. Due
to the sheer size of the full human genome, efficiency of our
algorithms are a paramount concern in terms of both
time-complexity and memory requirements.
The computational challenges involved with anticipated ultra
high-throughout sequencing technologies provide an ideal realm
for future research which can build on the same algorithmic
techniques we use to analyze and process microarray data.
All are welcome to attend!
More details about RICSS are available at:
http://www.cs.allegheny.edu/~gkapfham/research/RICSS/
Kind Regards,
greg
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Dr. Gregory M. Kapfhammer, Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
Allegheny College
Office: 814-332-2880
gkapfham(at)allegheny(dot)edu
http://www.cs.allegheny.edu/~gkapfham/