Research2018-08-09T13:49:35+00:00

Research

Research team at the KnowEnG Center is comprised of people with a wide variety of expertise including bioinformatics, analytics development, IT infrastructure, software development, UX design, and visualization design and development.

Knowledge Network Development

Charles Blatti, Ph.D.
Charles Blatti, Ph.D.Postdoctoral researcher

Analytics

Amin Emad, Ph.D.
Amin Emad, Ph.D.Postdoctoral researcher
Parisa Kordjamshidi, Ph.D.
Parisa Kordjamshidi, Ph.D.Asst. Professor of Computer Science, Tulane University
Aditya Parameswaran, Ph.D.
Aditya Parameswaran, Ph.D.Asst. Professor of Computer Science
Jian Peng, Ph.D.
Jian Peng, Ph.D.Asst. Professor of Computer Science
Dan Roth, Ph.D.
Dan Roth, Ph.D.Professor of Computer Science
Shobha Vasudevan, Ph.D.
Shobha Vasudevan, Ph.D.Associate Professor of ECE
ChengXiang Zhai, Ph.D.
ChengXiang Zhai, Ph.D.Professor of Computer Science
Sihai Dave Zhao, Ph.D.
Sihai Dave Zhao, Ph.D.Asst. Professor of Statistics

Cyberinfrastructure

Roy H. Campbell, Ph.D.
Roy H. Campbell, Ph.D.Professor of Computer Science
Pramod K. Rizal
Pramod K. RizalLead Architect | DevOps Engineer
AWS Solutions Architect Associate
Milt Epstein
Milt EpsteinProgrammer
Jing Ge
Jing GeProgrammer
Umberto Ravaioli, Ph.D.
Umberto Ravaioli, Ph.D.Senior Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs
Nahil Sobh, Ph.D.
Nahil Sobh, Ph.D.Lead Scientist, CoE

Visualization

Matthew Berry
Matthew BerryLead software Engineer
Colleen Bushell
Colleen BushellSenior Research Scientist
Lisa Gatzke
Lisa GatzkeSenior UX Developer

Discovery

Judy C. Boughey, M.D.
Judy C. Boughey, M.D.Professor of Surgery, Mayo Clinic
Matthew Goetz, M.D.
Matthew Goetz, M.D.Professor of Oncology, Mayo Clinic
Krishna Rani Kalari, Ph.D.
Krishna Rani Kalari, Ph.D.Asst. Professor of Biomedical informatics, Mayo Clinic
William Metcalf, Ph.D
William Metcalf, Ph.DProfessor of Molecular Cellular Biology
Gene Robinson, Ph.D.
Gene Robinson, Ph.D.Director, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Lisa J. Stubbs, Ph.D.
Lisa J. Stubbs, Ph.D.Professor of Cellular Developmental Biology
Liewei Wang, M.D, Ph.D.
Liewei Wang, M.D, Ph.D.Professor of Pharmacology, Mayo Clinic
KnowEnG: Big Data To Knowledge Center of Excellence
1206, West Gregory Drive, MC 195, Urbana IL, 61801
Email: knoweng@illinois.edu

The KnowEnG BD2K center is supported by grant U54GM114838 awarded by NIGMS through funds provided by the trans-NIH Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) initiative.