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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.
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“de-CIPHERing Infectious Disease.”
Featured News
Rick White, Jose Figueroa, and Madeline Bellanger AWARDED CCI 2024 STUDENT-FACULTY RESEARCH AWARD
The College of Computing and Informatics selected Dr. Richard Allen White as the well deserved recipient of the 2024 Essam El-Kwae Student-Faculty Research Award. Dr. White, alongside students Madeline Bellanger and Jose Figueroa, has made contributions in the scientific community with the submission of seven papers within a span of 10 months.
cONGRATULATIONS!
aLFRED hUBBARD
On May 21, 2024, Alfred Hubbard successfully defended his doctoral thesis, titled: “Genomic Epidemiology for Malaria: Novel Application of Geospatial Methods, New Genomic Markers, and Population-level Insights.” Alfred’s dedication, passion, and hard work have culminated in this remarkable achievement.
RESEARCH AND MENTORING EXCELLENCE AWARDS
CIPHER co-director Adam Reitzel and CIPHER member Juan Vivero-Escoto are the 2024 recipients of the First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal and the Harshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award ! Read more…
Congratulations!
UNC Charlotte
is on pace to achieve R1 status in 2025
In a recent story on WBTV, Jamie Boll interviews Chancellor Sharon Gabor and Vice Chancellor for Research John Daniels.
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