Rachael Giglio, Ph.D.
Bring your lunch and listen to postdoctoral researcher Rachel Giglio, an EEOB postdoctoral researcher from Andreas Chavez’s lab, present how Data Analytics is used in her research. During her talk, Dr. Giglio will share Data Analytics methods and techniques that she has used, including technical tools such as C++, R and Unix. Part of Data Analytics Month @ Ohio State.
Dr. Giglio’s recent research uses genomic and bioinformatic tools to understand the basic ecology of wildlife populations. One of her recent projects aimed to identify transmission pathways of plague among prairie dog colonies. Plague, a flea-borne zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, is infamous for causing the Black Death (1347-1353), one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. By examining the genetic structure of fleas and their mammalian hosts, Dr. Giglio’s research clarified how plague is maintained and dispersed as well as which hosts are most likely to be involved.
To register, visit the online form linked from the Translational Data Analytics Institute website.
