CIPHER

CIPHER, Computational Intelligence to Predict Health & Environmental Risks

CIPHER is a university-wide research center with constituents from the College of Computing and Informatics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Health and Human Services, and the College of Education. Our goals are to coalesce expertise in computer science, bioinformatics, software and information systems, biological sciences, math, geography, public health, data science, education, and communications. We are always open to new collaborations within and extramural to the University.

Goals and objectives of the CIPHER center:

In our work at the center, Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks (CIPHER), we focus on genomics and computing technologies as applied to microbiology, biological and human diversity, and health. We have domestic and international partners for joint research and training in academia, medicine, industry, and government. Our projects focus on infectious diseases including emergent viruses and durable problems such as: malaria, the global spread of antibiotic resistance, food safety, and failing ecosystem health. We apply computing and empirical technologies synergistically.

CIPHER has a podcast! Click the link to listen

“de-CIPHERing Infectious Disease.”

Featured News

SHIRISH YASA: USING ADVANCED COMPUTING TO TAKE THE FIGHT TO CANCER

When Shirish Yasa was a 10 year-old kid attending educational summer camps at UNC Charlotte, he walked through the beautiful campus each day dreaming about what it’d be like to be a student at his hometown university. Read the full story

Rachel Showers was awarded the Derrick Griffith Servant Leader Award this year!

Good news from the Reitzel lab. Undergraduate researcher and Honors student Rachel Showers was awarded the Derrick Griffith Servant Leader Award this year! This award is awarded to one student per year and Rachel was selected. Rachel has been an incredible student researcher with us for about 2 years and engaged member of our university community.

James Green recognized by College of Computing and Informatics

UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics selected CIPHER’s own James Green to receive the college’s 2024 Staff Teamwork Award. He was selected for his willingness to support other Departments and faculty in the College whenever he can.

Congratulations!