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Location: GMCS 429 Phone: +1 619 594-3137 Email: rschmied@sciences.sdsu.edu |
Research
I started in the PhD program in Computational Sciences at SDSU in fall 2008. Since then, I have been working on the development of tools related to metagenomics (genomic analysis of all microorganisms present in a specific habitat) and environmental studies. The Computational Sciences program supports the collaboration between computer scientists and applied sciences, such as Biology. As part of the program, I worked in the laboratory of Dr. Forest Rohwer to extend my training in laboratory methods and now I apply this knowledge to my computational work, analyzing data sets and developing tools for their automatic analysis.
I implemented several programs for the analysis of microbial community samples for the ease of use by biologists, especially those performing specialized analyses in our collaborator’s labs. Additionally, I work on the analysis of metagenomic data from a wide variety of samples including mosquitoes, cystic fibrosis patients, and coral reefs.
Education
- PhD Student (since 2008), Computational Science Research Center, SDSU, San Diego, CA
- Master of Science in Bioinformatics and Genome Research, 2007 (Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany)
- Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics and Genome Research, 2005 (Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany)
More details about my professional and educational background can be found here.
Publications
An up-to-date list of my publications can be found at Google Scholar (http://bit.ly/robpubl).
My publications in 100 words (Thanks to wordle.net)
Tools
Some of the tools I developed as part of my research:
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Awards
- BiCi Leonardo Melandri Program for Bertinoro Computational Biology 2012
- Inamori Fellowship, Fall 2011 and Spring 2012
- First Place in Lavine VentureStart Competition, 2011
- Travel Grant for International Human Microbiome Congress, 2011
- Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) Travel Grant, 2010
- Travel Grant for Human Microbiome Research Conference, 2010
- Merit Award for poster presentation at 7th annual ACSESS meeting, 2010
- CGU Fellowship – Math, Fall 2009 and Spring 2010
- Claremont Graduate University Travel Award for microbial community-profiling project on Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, 2009
- California State University Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB) Travel Grant Award, 2009
- Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) Travel Grant for ISMB/ECCB 2009
- Student Travel Grant at Metagenomics 2008
- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Study Abroad Scholarship, 2007
Presentations
Oral:
- Bertinoro Computational Biology Meeting, Bertinoro, Italy, 2012
- TSRC Cystic Fibrosis Meeting, Telluride, CO, 2011
- Student Research Symposium (SRS), San Diego, CA, 2010
- Student Research Symposium (SRS), San Diego, CA, 2009
Workshop:
- Bioinformatics for metagenomics, Ensenada, Mexico, 2010
Poster:
- International Human Microbiome Congress (IHMC), Paris, France, 2012
- San Diego Microbiology Group (SDMG) All-day meeting, San Diego, CA, 2012
- Student Research Symposium (SRS), San Diego, CA, 2012
- Advances in Genome Biology & Technology (AGBT), Marco Island, FL, 2012
- International Human Microbiome Congress (IHMC), Vancouver, Canada, 2011
- San Diego Microbiology Group (SDMG) All-day meeting, San Diego, CA, 2011
- Student Research Symposium (SRS), San Diego, CA, 2011
- Microbiome Studies @ Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing (PSB), Big Island of Hawaii, 2011
- Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference, Aspen/Snowmass, CO, 2010
- Human Microbiome Research Conference, St Louis, MO, 2010
- General meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), San Diego, CA, 2010
- San Diego Microbiology Group (SDMG) All-day meeting, San Diego, CA, 2010
- Applied Computational Science and Engineering Student Support (ACSESS), San Diego, CA, 2010
- Metagenomics, Metadata, and Metaanalysis (M3), Sweden, 2009
- Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology/European Conference on Computational Biology (ISMB/ECCB), Sweden, 2009
- Applied Computational Science and Engineering Student Support (ACSESS), San Diego, CA, 2009
- San Diego Microbiology Group (SDMG) All-day meeting, San Diego, CA, 2009
- 3rd Annual International Conference on Metagenomics, San Diego, CA, 2008
- International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS), Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2008
- Student Research Symposium (SRS), San Diego, CA, 2008
- San Diego Microbiology Group (SDMG) All-day meeting, San Diego, CA, 2008
- Applied Computational Science and Engineering Student Support (ACSESS), San Diego, CA, 2008