Publications NCSA Faculty Fellows Gain Nutritional Insights from Biomarkers A research team led by NCSA Faculty Fellows were able to apply machine learning to human nutrition research. December 2, 2020
Honors and Awards NCSA Wins Multiple Awards During SC20 NCSA and our partner institutions were honored to take home awards during the annual Supercomputing Conference (SC20), spanning from Agriculture to Visualization and many domains in between. November 24, 2020
Research NCSA Contributes to Mobileshield COVID Testing Lab NCSA experts help to automate lab processes to make COVID-19 saliva testing more efficient and mobile November 19, 2020
Funding C3.ai DTI Awards $5.4 Million for AI Research to Mitigate COVID-19 The C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute awards funding to 26 projects for research about COVID-19 and its impact on racial, economic, and healthcare disparities. June 26, 2020
Announcements NCSA Welcomes 2020-21 Faculty Fellows The NCSA Faculty Fellowship is a competitive program for faculty and researchers at the University of Illinois which provides seed funding for new collaborations that include NCSA staff as integral contributors to the project. June 19, 2020
Profiles NCSA SPIN Program Works Toward Closing the Stem Gap This program aims to create an inclusive and collaborative environment by pairing interns with field experts to enhance tech skills, and in turn, contribute to diversification of STEM fields. May 19, 2020
Research Blue Waters Aids Researchers in Breakthrough Flu Simulations Rommie Amaro, a Blue Waters researcher from UC-San Diego, has used Blue Waters to simulate movement in the viral envelope of the flu virus. February 25, 2020
Announcements NCSA Collaborates to Launch Knowledge Engine for Genomics The platform, developed as part of NIH’s Big Data to Knowledge Center of Excellence, will help to advance genomics research. February 2, 2020
Research Collaborative Efforts Produce Clinical Workflows for Fast Translational Genetic Analysis NCSA’s Genomics team partnered with the Mayo Clinic to speed up clinical testing as part of the Mayo Grand Challenge project May 3, 2019
Research NCSA Researcher Simulates Entire Life Form A recent simulation of the satellite tobacco mosaic virus is a striking first. There’s never been a computer simulation of an entire life form in atomic detail. Until now. March 10, 2006
Research Eli Lilly Develops Asthma Drug David Herron of Eli Lilly and Company harnessed high-performance computing to aid the fight against asthma from the moment the company joined NCSA’s Industrial Program, now the Private Sector Program, in 1987. January 10, 1992