Computational Biology at MSR New England

Ernest Fraenkel, MIT
Ernest Fraenkel studied Chemistry and Physics as an undergraduate at Harvard College and obtained his Ph.D. in Structural Biology at MIT in the department of Biology. After doing post-doctoral work in the same field at Harvard, he turned his attention to the emerging field of Systems Biology. His research now focuses on using high-throughput techniques and computational methods to uncover the molecular pathways that are altered in disease and to identify new therapeutic strategies. Read more… (opens in new tab)

Riccardo Zecchina, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Riccardo is Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Politecnico di Torino in Italy. His interests are in topics at the interface between Statistical Physics and Computer Science. His current research activity is focused on combinatorial and stochastic optimization, probabilistic and message-passing algorithms and interdisciplinary applications of statistical physics (in computational biology, graphical games and statistical inference). Read more… (opens in new tab)