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Fall 2020 Graduation
Congratulations to our fall graduates in bioinformatics! Bachelor of Science Ali Ahmed, Zainab Gbadamosi, Amrita Harshini Kondeti, Andrew Krakie, Perray Saravanane, Thinh “Kyle” Vo, Erik Wolfsohn, Bethany Yachuw Master of Science Matthew Lowry [...]
Faculty Position in Bioinformatics/Data Science
The Center for the Study of Biological Complexity (https://cbds.vcu.edu) at Virginia Commonwealth University invites applications for a full-time renewable (non-tenure track) faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Bioinformatics/Data Science with an anticipated start date of August 2021. As part of VCU Life Sciences (https://lifesciences.vcu.edu), the Center is committed to interdisciplinary training and [...]
Bioinformatics student named IMSD scholar
Bioinformatics student Stephanie Osei has been accepted into the VCU Center on Health Disparities’ Initiative for Maximizing Student Development Scholars Program, a highly competitive multi-year program which provides mentored research training in the biomedical sciences. Congratulations Stephanie and good luck! [...]
Summer 2020 Graduation
Congratulations to our summer graduates in bioinformatics! Bachelor of Science John P. Bowry, Yojitha Damera, Stephen T. Shea, Nathaniel P. Smith Master of Science Christian J. Alcorta, Ashley Arora, Karun Rajesh, Cove Soyars [...]
REAL-world Experience
Our Phage Discovery lab course and Bioinformatics senior Nana Afia Twumasi-Ankrah are featured in this article about REAL educational experiences at VCU. Link to full article: https://blogs.vcu.edu/enews/2020/08/03/real-world-experience/ [...]
Dr. Verrelli awarded NSF grant on Sustainable Food Access
Dr. Brian Verrelli, Associate Professor in the Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, has been awarded a one year pilot grant from the National Science Foundation titled “SCC-PG: Sustainable Food Access through Sensing, Data Analytics, and Community Engagement.” This multi-investigator project is being led by Dr. Sherif Abdelwahed and is a collaboration between VCU [...]
Spring 2020 Graduation
Congratulations to our spring graduates in bioinformatics! Bachelor of Science Leila Alickovic, Ramtin Deljouei, Daanish Fiaz, Dalton J. Huey, Amay V. Iyer, Brenna H. Kent, Srikethan Mahavadi, Joshua R. Morris, Rashmi A. Naidu, Sarah O. Otih, Karun Rajesh, Perraychudhan Saravanane, Sohail A. Syed, Shravani S. Wadwekar Master of Science Brenna H. Kent, August W. Thomas, Angel O. Wong [...]
Bioinformatics Student Named Goldwater Scholar
Bioinformatics junior Nana Afia Twumasi-Ankrah was one of two VCU students selected for the Goldwater Scholarship, the premier national scholarship for undergraduate science, technology, engineering and math students. Read the full story here [...]
Answers in the rock pools
Bioinformatics and Honors College student Nasita Islam discovered a way to find bacteriophages in water samples — now she’s teaching her peers her methods of discovery. Our student Nasita Islam is the focus of an article in VCU News. Read the full story here. [...]
Faculty Position in Bioinformatics/Data Science
The Center for the Study of Biological Complexity (CSBC) at Virginia Commonwealth University invites applications for a full-time renewable term (non-tenure track) faculty position in Bioinformatics/Data Science with an anticipated start date of August 2020. As part of VCU Life Sciences (lifesciences.vcu.edu), the Center is committed to interdisciplinary training and research that connects investigators across [...]