April 2018 – Frost Institute for Data Science & Computing

Computational Methods Journal Club Meeting + Happy Hour 5/4/18

Regardless of your specialization, you are increasingly expected to be able to use computational methods to analyze data, or to run a computational experiment. CCS Student Mentors provide support in these computational pursuits. Join our new recurring CCS Student Mentors Computational Methods Journal Club for a Meeting + Happy Hour on 5/4/2018 Read more “Computational Methods Journal Club Meeting + Happy Hour 5/4/18” →

Events - Past

VizUM Visualization Competition Analysis & Prototype Checkpoint 5/8/2018

The VizUM Visualization Competition Checkpoint #2, the “Analysis & Prototype” checkpoint, will give you the opportunity to get feedback on your project from the Organizing Committee. It’s also an excellent opportunity to meet the other participants! Read more “VizUM Visualization Competition Analysis & Prototype Checkpoint 5/8/2018” →

Events - Past

Smart Cities MIAMI 2019 Conference + Competition

On January 25, 2019, U-SoA hosted its 3rd #smartcitiesmiami2019 in partnership with the Center for Computational Science (UM-CCS) breaking attendance records from all prior events. Read more “Smart Cities MIAMI 2019 Conference + Competition” →

News

A Look Back at Our History: 10-Year Report 2007-2017

The University of Miami Center for Computational Science (CCS) (now called the Institute for Data Science and Computing) proudly celebrates 10 years of projects and collaborations . . . Read more “A Look Back at Our History: 10-Year Report 2007-2017” →

Project

Drone Mapping Oldest Synagogue in Curacao

The shifting sands on the floor inside the Western Hemisphere’s oldest continuously operating synagogue Mikvé Israel-Emanuel in Willemstad, Curaçao posed some unique challenges to students and researchers. Read more “Drone Mapping Oldest Synagogue in Curacao” →

News - Archived

Ben Kirtman Receives Provost’s Award for Scholarly Activity

The recipients of the 2018 Provost’s Award for Scholarly Activity are a gastroenterologist whose research could lead to better ways to treat inflammatory bowel disease, a physician-scientist dedicated to finding a cure for kidney diseases, a mathematician considered one of the foremost algebraic geometers of his generation, and an atmospheric scientist who studies the predictability of climate. Read more “Ben Kirtman Receives Provost’s Award for Scholarly Activity” →

Publications

Breaking Away: The Role of Homeostatic Drive in Perpetuating…

We propose that the complexity of regulatory interactions modulating brain neurochemistry and behavior is such that multiple stable responses may be supported, and that some of these alternate regulatory programs may play a role in perpetuating persistent psychological dysfunction. Read more “Breaking Away: The Role of Homeostatic Drive in Perpetuating Depression” →

Publications

Unexplored Therapeutic Opportunities in the Human Genome

A large proportion of biomedical research and the development of therapeutics is focused on a small fraction of the human genome. In a strategic effort to map the knowledge gaps around proteins encoded by the human genome and to promote the exploration of currently understudied, but potentially druggable, proteins, the US National Institutes of Health launched the Illuminating the Druggable Genome (IDG) initiative in 2014. Read more “Unexplored Therapeutic Opportunities in the Human Genome” →

Publications

CEDAR: Semantic Web Technology to Support Open Science

There is an expectation that scientists will archive their experimental data online in public repositories to enable other investigators to verify their work and to re-explore their data in search of new discoveries. When left to their own devices, however, scientists do a poor job creating the metadata that describe their datasets. Read more “CEDAR: Semantic Web Technology to Support Open Science” →

Publications

Can Chromatin Accessibility be Exploited for Axon Regeneration?

Several studies have demonstrated that the intrinsic ability of neurons to regenerate their axons can be stimulated by maneuvers that favor the open state of chromatin, such as inhibiting histone deacetylase activity or increasing histone acetyltransferase activity. Taken together, these experiments suggest . . . Read more “Can Chromatin Accessibility be Exploited for Axon Regeneration?” →

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