• Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
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Thomas R. Ioerger

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – 1996
  • M.S., Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – 1992
  • B.S., Molecular and Cell Biology, Pennsylvania State University – 1989

Research Interests

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Machine learning
    • Intelligent agents
    • Bioinformatics

Awards & Honors

  • Faculty Fellow, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) – 2004-2005
  • Graduate Teaching Excellence Award, Dept. of Computer Science, Texas A&M University, 2001
  • Graduate Fellowship, National Science Foundation (NSF) – 1990-1993

Selected Publications

  • Ioerger, T.R., et al. 2015 "TRANSIT - a Software Tool for Himar1 TnSeq Analysis." PLOS Computational Biology, 11(10):e1004401.
  • Ioerger, T.R., et al. 2013. "Bayesian Analysis of Gene Essentiality Based on Sequencing of Transposon Insertion Libraries." Bioinformatics, 29(6):695-703.
  • Ioerger, T.R., et al. 2013. "Identification of New Drug Targets and Resistance Mechanisms in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis." PLoS ONE, 8(9):e75245.
  • Ioerger, T.R., et al. 2012. "Global Assessment of Genomic Regions Required for Growth in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis." PLoS Pathogens, 8(9):e1002946.
  • Ioerger, T.R., et al. 2009. "Genome Analysis of Multi- and Extensively-Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa." PLoS ONE, 4(11):e7778.
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