Statistics Lights the Way

Statistics enables biologists to quickly view how physiological factors, such as metabolic reactions and stress, impact gene expression data. USU researchers are demonstrating how analytical tools built from resources available in the public domain can be used to distill huge volumes of data into graphical depictions of complex biological processes. 

For more information contact student researchers Jake Michaelson, 435-755-8072; and Jonathan Pearson, 435-787-0116; and faculty mentors Adele Cutler, 435-797-276, associate professor, Mathematics and Statistics Department, College of Science; Bart Weimer, 435-797-2753, director, Center for Integrated BioSystems, and professor, Nutrition and Food Sciences Department, College of Agriculture; and Dong Chen, 435-797-7374, research assistant professor, Center for Integrated BioSystems, Utah State University.