Colorado State University

Tom is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a core faculty member of the School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME). His research interests are in the areas of biosensors. His research group is currently working on integrating and applying an 8000-electrode biosensor system to create chemical images to better understand cell-cell communication under the sponsorship of an NSF GK-12 grant. He is also collaborating on the development of new highly sensitive sensors and sensor systems for detection of microbes using highly multiplexed detection methods.

Carol is a Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology.  Her research focuses on the post-transcriptional control of gene expression in development and disease. All of Dr. Wilusz research projects rely heavily on RNA-seq to gain insights into gene expression regulation on a global scale. Dr Wilusz teaches courses in molecular biology methods to graduate students and will be offering “Nucleic Acids for Non-Life Scientists” and “Next Generation Sequencing Platforms and Libraries” as 1CR lab-based modules for GAUSSI. Dr. Wilusz serves as the Director of the Cellular and Molecular Biology graduate program.

Asa is a Professor at the Department of Computer Science. His lab studies important problems related to the interactions, function and processing of mRNA and proteins. Dr. Ben-Hur developed and co-taught the courses in the GAUSSI computational biology track , and currently teaches the GAUSSI capstone course He also teaches CS courses in bioinformatics (CS548) and machine learning (CS545).

Abhik is an Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology in the Learning Sciences and Human Development Department within the College of Education and Human Services at West Virginia University. He conducts research on how evaluators create and utilize theory and the pedagogy of teaching developmental evaluation. Dr. Roy teaches graduate level courses in program evaluation, research methods, and social network analysis.

Daniel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology. His research focuses on evolutionary and comparative genomics. His lab is particularly interested in the functional interactions between the nuclear, organelle, and endosymbiont genomes that can all be found within the eukaryotic cell. He teaches undergraduate courses in Molecular and General Genetics and Genome Evolution.

Stuart is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Director of the School of Biomedical Engineering, and member of the Program in Cell and Molecular Biology. The Tobet laboratory studies the communication among cells in specific tissues of the body. These tissues range from the brain to the adrenal gland to portions of the gastrointestinal tract. The unique aspect of the laboratory investigations is that they are conduct ex vivo in special designed devices that allow a better preservation, visualization, and measurement of cell behaviors.

Zaid is an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology Immunology and Pathology (MIP) in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Abdo’s main research objective are focused on understanding the microbial community structure, its interactions, function, and how this microbial community interacts with and affects its host, and is affected by its surrounding environment. Dr. Abdo’s experience and background is focused on developing and utilizing computational and statistical methods and models aimed to facilitate our understanding of these systems.

Rich Ph.D (www.richfeller.com) is Professor Emeritus of Counseling and Career Development and University Distinguished Teaching Scholar at Colorado State University. Past-President of the National Career Development Association he has served as consultant to NASA, UN, NFL, AARP, and international organizations and businesses on six continents. Co-author of 3 books, 6 film series, the Who You Are Matters! (www.onelifetools.com) board game and the Career Decision Making system (www.cdminternet). As chief scientist to www.youscience.com; thought leader for www.lifereimagined.org ; and advisory board member for National University of Singapore’s Center for Future Ready Students http://nus.edu.sg/cfg/  he leads the GAUSSI Career Planning program.

Steven was, until the end of 2017, an HP Fellow and a Research Director in HP Labs. He led HP in research and development in algorithms, multi-media, labels, brand protection, security and secure printing, imaging, 3D printing, analytics and life sciences. He is a long-time member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Councils, leads the Steering Committee for the ACM DocEng Symposium, and is currently President of the Imaging Science and Technology professional organization. Dr. Simske has more than 170 granted US patents and more than 400 professional publications, including the recent book, Meta-Algorithmics, and book chapters on forensic imaging and industrial inkjet technologies. He is an Honorary Professor in Computer Science at the University of Nottingham, UK. Dr. Simske completed a BS (Marquette University, 1986) and Masters (Rensselaer Polytechnic University, 1987) in Biomedical Engineering; a PhD (University of Colorado, 1990) in Electrical Engineering, and a PostDoc (University of Colorado, 1993) in Aerospace Engineering.

Michael is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics with a joint appointment in the Department of Computer Science. His research interests primarily concern the development of mathematical theory and algorithms for the the modeling of large data sets. He is interested in the modeling of infectious disease and early warning algorithms for the detection of infection. He has taught courses in geometric data analysis, the mathematical modeling of large data sets, optimization, ordinary and partial differential equations, projects in applied mathematics and numerical analysis.

Brian is an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology. His laboratory focuses on understanding the biochemical and molecular processes that RNA viruses, such as West Nile and Chikungunya viruses, use to replicate their genomes. He is examining the larger process of RNA genome replication using biochemical and structural approaches. His group collaborates on the development of novel pathogen affinity biosensors that can be used for rapid pathogen detection.

Erin is an Assistant Professor in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. Her lab is interested in understanding how gene expression is regulated during embryogenesis and how it impacts eventual cell fate. They use a combination of computational and experimental approaches in the model nematode worm, Caenorhabditis elegans. Of particular interest, they use single-cell RNA-seq and single-molecule quantitative microscopy to assess the entire transcriptome and to zoom in on individual mRNA transcripts in worms.

Jason has over 20 years in both graphic design and education. Jason is a Assistant Professor of Graphic Design in the CSU Department of Art & Art History, and is a co-director and coordinator of the Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition [CIIPE]. In addition to teaching, he continues to pursue professional studio work with a variety of clients in publication, identity design, illustration and multimedia, and his personal work reflects his interest in technology, social and environmental issues. He has been recognized for his poster, marketing, publication and media work in the United States, Mexico and South Korea, being the recipient of multiple regional and national awards for his efforts.

Laurie is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Her research focuses on investigating the regulation of gene expression using budding yeast (S. cerevisiae) as a model system and genetic, genomic, molecular and biochemical approaches. The long-term goal of her research is to understand how the RNA Polymerase II transcription machinery interfaces with chromatin to regulate gene expression in living cells. Her work has received support from the March of Dimes, the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.

A.S.N. is a Professor in Biology. He specializes in Plant Molecular Biology.

Adam is an Associate Professor in Biomedical Sciences. He specializes in Cardiovascular Physiology.

Brian is a Professor in Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology. He specializes in Cardiovascular Physiology.

Brad is an Associate Professor in Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology. He specializes in vectors and vector-borne pathogens.

Brian is an Assistant Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering. His research interests are in the integration of stochastic models with single-cell experiments to identify predictive models of gene regulatory systems.

Brooke is an Assistant Professor in Environmental & Radiological Health Sciences. She specializes in health risks associated with climate-related exposures.

Cameron is a Professor in the Department of Biology.  His research focusses on the processes that constrain and facilitate adaptive evolution in natural populations. His lab group is investigating the physiological, morphological, and behavioral adaptations that occur in fish along salinity gradients, and birds and insects along temperature and habitat gradients. His group uses a combination of population genomic and transcriptomic methods in combination with field and lab experiments.

Chris is an Associate Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering. He applies atomic modeling, design, and simulation methods to engineer new enzymes and novel biomolecular crystalline materials.

Christie is an Associate Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering. She specializes in metabolic pathway engineering.

Chuck is Professor of Chemistry and Chemical & Biological Engineering. He specializes  in development of lab-on-a-chip technologies, to study environmental and biological phenomena.

Courtney is an Assistant Professor in Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management. Her specialization is using genetic & molecular tools to improve plant bioenergy yields.

Fred is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Sciences. He specializes in information processing by nervous systems depends on the dynamic regulation of synapses.

Greg is an Associate Professor in Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology. He serves as the Director of the Arthropod-borne and Infectious Disease Laboratory (AIDL).

Jane is an Assistant Professor in Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management. She specializes in Plant Pathology.

Jessica is an Associate Professor in Animal Sciences. She specializes in interactions between microbes and vertebrates during life and after death.

Kelly is an Assistant Professor in Soil & Crop Sciences. She specializes in microorganisms, their genomes, and the surrounding environment.

Marcela Henao Tamayo is an Assistant Professor in Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology. She specializes in immunopathogenesis of Tuberculosis.

Mark is an Assistant Professor in the Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology. His research aims to apply a variety of old and new techniques to better understand viruses.

Melissa is an Associate Professor of Chemistry and School of Biomedical Engineering. Her research focuses on the molecular design and fabrication of biomimetic materials for use in medical device applications.

Pankaj is an Assistant Professor in Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management. His research goal is to elucidate and exploit the multitrophic interactions among and between microbiome and the plant environment that influence the health and productivity of managed and natural systems, especially in response to environmental change.

Tai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology. He specializes in small RNAs and RNA interference.

Tim is an Assistant Professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He specializes in the regulation of eukaryotic gene expression by post-translational modifications.

Tom is an Associate Professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He specializes in Mechanisms and regulation of archaeal transcription.