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J. Chris Pires Celebrated for Research Contributions

July 27, 2017

J. Chris Pires , a Professor in the Division of Biological Sciences, was selected for the 2017 Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity. The award is given once a year to a professor who has made outstanding contributions in research and has great promise for achieving wider recognition. It is one of the highest […]

Shi-Jie Chen receives his second concurrent NIH R01 award.

July 25, 2017

Shi-Jie Chen recieved an NIH R01 award entitled: “New computational tools for predicting ion effects in RNR structures” for four years with approximately $1.2M budget. The grant is to develop new algorithm, database, software and web server for metal ion binding to nucleic acids especially RNA molecures. The bioinformatics grant was reviewed in the Biodata […]

MUII’s Data Science and Analytics Master’s Program to Deliver Cutting-Edge Training to the NGA with $12 Million Federal Contract

September 1, 2016

The University of Missouri College of Engineering has just been awarded a five-year, $12 million contract to deliver a comprehensive data science education program that will provide cutting-edge analytical training for the NGA workforce and potentially other members of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). This new program will address key education and training needs identified by NGA. […]

Soybean science blooms with supercomputers

August 24, 2016

Soybean Knowledge Base (SoyKB) project finds and shares comprehensive genetic and genomic soybean data through support of NSF-sponsored XSEDE high performance computing. SoyKB helps scientists improve soybean traits. XSEDE Stampede supercomputer 370,000 core hour allocation used in resequencing of over 1,000 soybean germplasm lines. XSEDE ECSS established Pegasus workflow that optimized SoyKB for supercomputers. SoyKB […]

Families In Rural Areas Using Telemedicine For Psychiatric, Specialty Care

July 5, 2016

Mirna Becevic, PhD, an assistant research professor of telemedicine at the School of Medicine, recently was featured in an article by Forbes. Becevic led a study that shows that video-based mental health services are bridging the gap by providing care to underserved areas   http://www.forbes.com/sites/janetwburns/2016/07/05/families-in-rural-areas-using-telemedicine-for-psychiatric-specialty-care/#2746f6334df0