Tag: data

New NSF Supplements to Expand Data-Driven Tick-Borne Disease Research

A multidisciplinary team based at the University of Idaho received two supplemental grants totaling $600,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to expand their work on tick-borne diseases. Their current NSF EPSCoR Track 2 program, TickBase, leverages big data to tackle the impacts of climate change on tick-borne diseases. The new grants will enable the …

New Tool Allows Computer Scientists to Support Life Scientists

Computer Science and Engineering Assistant Professor Tin Nguyen and his lab at the University of Nevada, Reno have developed software to help life scientists efficiently analyze single-cell data using machine learning.

U of I Research Team Earns Nearly $6M to Battle Lyme Disease, Surging Tick-Borne Illnesses

University of Idaho researchers are leading a nearly $6 million National Science Foundation cooperative agreement, using large and complex data sets to improve prediction and response measures for tick-borne diseases.