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In a recent study written by Madeline Bellanger and Dr. Richard Allen White III, published in the American Society for Microbiology’s Applied and Environmental Microbiology journal, the two scholars along with Dr. Pieter Visscher of the University of Connecticut demonstrated a new way to measure the levels of viruses in two major lakes in the […]

CIPHER Co-Director, Dr. Adam Reitzel was honored with several awards this year. He was named Faculty Fellow of Grant Writing in the UNC Charlotte Graduate and Postdoctoral Writing Center. As a Faculty Fellow, Reitzel will bring his exceptional scholarly writing experience to aid the development of grant writing talent among postdoctoral fellows and graduate students. He also […]

New research from UNC Charlotte’s Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks (CIPHER) has found that the two most prevalent strains of the virus that cause COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 variants BA.2.86 and JN.1, are not significantly better than their predecessor Omicron at evading immune responses and causing infections despite having a high number of mutations […]

The CHAsm Summit will highlight the importance of incorporating equity based practices into public, private and non-profit sector work to address disparities faced by communities, both physically and systemically.  Join us IN-PERSON or VIRTUALLY on Thursday April 4, 2024 for the CHAsm Summit: Closing Gaps on Disparities, Opening Paths for Equity. To learn more and […]

Daniel Janies, PH.D illustrates the biology of The spread of pathogens and our progress in making pandemic response more predictive. The lecture series: The Office of International Programs at UNC Charlotte coordinates a local community lecture series annually. The Charlotte Great Decisions Lecture Series consists of five weekly sessions and is an opportunity for citizens […]

Bats represent 25% of all the mammals on Earth, and are elite suppressors of highly pathogenic viruses, rarely develop cancer, and have very long lifespans relative to body size. T cells are essential in the long-term suppression of viruses and cancer via the adaptive immune system leading to limited disease and long lifespan. Fundamentally, T […]

Dr. Vieira visits Chapel Hill to give a talk at UNC’s Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases Rafael Felipe Da Costa Vieira, PhD, is an assistant professor of One Health in the Department of Public Health Sciences and CIPHER at UNC Charlotte. Dr. Vieira’s research focuses on the ecoepidemiology of ticks and tick-borne diseases […]

They may be small, but ticks are known as one of nature’s most feared vampires due to their transmission of illnesses like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Dr. Rafael Vieira, of CIPHER at UNC Charlotte, joined Charlotte Talks With Mike Collins to discuss Ticks and the various infectious diseases they carry and transmit. View […]

Chancellor Gaber released the Chancellor’s Annual Report 2022-2023. The video highlights the various ways that UNC Charlotte is climbing the ranks.

With tick populations expanding and numbers on the rise, WBTV interviewed Dr. Rafael Vieira at UNC’s CIPHER Center to learn more. View the story

A gene variant may explain why In people with the variant, past exposure to other coronaviruses may prep the immune system to fight off the disease; Read the full article….

WBTV’s Jamie Boll returned to UNC Charlotte for a discussion with Juan Vivero-Escoto PH.D. to learn more about antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Click here to view the story featured on…”On Your Side with Jamie Boll”

WBTV and Jamie Boll recently visited the CIPHER Research Center for a story featured on WBTVs’, “On Your Side with Jamie Boll”. Click here to view the story…

ADVANCED COMPUTING AT UNC CHARLOTTE INDICATES CURRENT ANTIBODIES EFFECTIVE AGAINST NEWLY EMERGENT SARS-COV-2 XBB.1.5 A team at UNC Charlotte’s Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks (CIPHER) and Tuple, a Charlotte-based genomics consulting firm, has used artificial intelligence to rapidly assess the public health implications of the newly emergent SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1.5 variant. […]

Experts from more than 20 disciplines have combined forces through CIPHER – the Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks. From infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance to food safety and ecosystem health, the threats to human health seem to be endless and complex. At UNC Charlotte, a team of researchers is finding […]

WBTV’s Jamie Boll returned to the CIPHER Research Center for a discussion with Laurel Yohe PH.D. to learn more about bats, Click here to view the story featured on…”On Your Side with Jamie Boll” Understanding the role of bats in virus research

UNC Charlotte + SBE Meeting 2021 Special Symposium The SBE meeting 2021 will occur from June 19 to 23, 2021. This is a five-day event, Saturday to Wednesday, completely free of charge, and 100% online. On Monday, June 21 at 2PM Eastern, the SBE meeting 2021 will be hosting a special symposium from the Bioinformatics […]

Alex Dornburg, Ph.D. Dr. Alex Dornburg’s (UNC Charlotte’s Department of Bioinformatics) paper on the infection by SARS-CoV-2 with alternate frequencies of mRNA vaccine boosting forms the basis of section 5.2.1 in the FDA briefing document for the upcoming booster decision later this week. The paper was written together with Dr. Jeffrey P. Townsend (Yale University […]