Dr. Catherine Putonti (PI)
Catherine is a computational biologist focused in the area of microbial evolution, blending traditional bench molecular biology techniques and applied computer science. As such, the line between biology and computer science is often blurred.
Dr. Putonti earned her PhD in Computer Science from the University of Houston where she also earned an MS in Biology. Dr. Putonti joined Loyola's faculty in 2007. She is also the Director for the Bioinformatics Program at Loyola.
Twitter: @putonti
Email: cputonti at luc dot edu
Catherine is a computational biologist focused in the area of microbial evolution, blending traditional bench molecular biology techniques and applied computer science. As such, the line between biology and computer science is often blurred.
Dr. Putonti earned her PhD in Computer Science from the University of Houston where she also earned an MS in Biology. Dr. Putonti joined Loyola's faculty in 2007. She is also the Director for the Bioinformatics Program at Loyola.
Twitter: @putonti
Email: cputonti at luc dot edu
Dr. Jason Shapiro (Research Associate)
All organisms are involved in numerous interactions with other species. Of these interactions, those involving microbes are the most abundant and diverse, and occur in all biomes on the planet. In my work, I use a combination of mathematical modeling, computational tools, and experimental evolution to investigate microbial coevolution.
Personal Website: http://jasonshapiro.weebly.com/
Email: jshapiro2 at luc dot edu
All organisms are involved in numerous interactions with other species. Of these interactions, those involving microbes are the most abundant and diverse, and occur in all biomes on the planet. In my work, I use a combination of mathematical modeling, computational tools, and experimental evolution to investigate microbial coevolution.
Personal Website: http://jasonshapiro.weebly.com/
Email: jshapiro2 at luc dot edu