The event drew participants from 10 higher education institutions, four federal institutions, two research institutes, and one professional organization.

The 10 undergraduate students are part of an internship funded by NSF and run by faculty in CBCB.

Sponsored by NSF, the program exposes visiting undergraduates to interdisciplinary training needed to process and analyze large scale genomic datasets.

Kyle Brumfield and Rita Colwell are developing a forecasting system that can predict the risk of coming into contact with Vibrio bacteria.

The award supports the development of advanced computational methods to uncover deeper insights into species’ evolutionary relationships.

UMIACS Postdoc Kyle Brumfield is using DNA sequencing and other technologies to study how environmental factors like climate can impact waterborne pathogens.

The event will focus on discrete algorithms and machine learning tools that can address important challenges in molecular biology.