Signature Centers: Engaging the Power of Research for Central Indiana
Chosen through peer review to represent the best in interdisciplinary research activity, IUPUI Signature Centers engage in unique work and capitalize on their urban location to establish partnerships with local industry. The School of Science houses four Signature Centers.
Center for Biocomputing
A research program focusing on the computational, algorithmic and software system issues for biomedical problems represents a unique interdisciplinary field that is not commonly pursued in other places and is a critical component in the future of life sciences-related research. The Center for Biocomputing will act as a catalyst to provide the necessary infrastructure in this emerging field. The center will integrate multiple disciplines (e.g., computer science, biology, medicine and informatics) and leverage existing research and educational initiatives to provide a strong foundation for various biocomputing investigations.
Contact the Director
Shiaofen Fang, Ph.D. by email sfang@cs.iupui.edu or phone 317/274-9731
Center for Earth and Environmental Science
Research and training into the impacts of environmental insults on water systems and the links between water resources and human health are critical needs locally, nationally and internationally. The Center for Earth and Environmental Science, in partnership with the Department of Earth Sciences, is creating an integrated water resources research program that applies innovative scientific discovery to current and emerging threats to water resources in central Indiana. Specifically, the center is building research teams who are:
- Assessing pathogenic constituents in water and soils;
- Investigating the cycling of pathogens through ecosystems to humans;
- Experienced on the epidemiology and toxicology of pathogens with respect to humans.
Contact the Director
Lenore P. Tedesco, Ph.D. by email ltedesco@iupui.edu or phone 317/274-3693
Center for Mathematical Biosciences
To analyze large volumes of data, life scientists need mathematicians to organize and process the data. As such, the Center for Mathematical Biosciences is initiating research and training in biomathematics, providing an integrated structure for collaborative work at the interface between the mathematical sciences and the life sciences. The center’s primary focus areas are mathematical and computational neurosciences; quantitative methods in proteomics and genomics; mathematical and computational biomechanics and applied statistics/biostatistics. Combined, the center’s focus areas will cover an array of life sciences-related mathematics research, with strong emphasis on mathematical modeling, computations and data analysis.
Contact the Director
Benzion Boukai, Ph.D. by email bboukai@math.iupui.edu or phone 317/274-6920
Center for Regenerative Biology and Medicine
Faculty in the Center for Regenerative Biology and Medicine conduct multidisciplinary research aimed at understanding how to regenerate tissues and organs damaged by injury or disease, particularly spinal cord, brain and eye tissues, musculoskeletal tissues and cardiovascular tissues. Its ultimate impact will be the translation of basic research into a regenerative medicine that improves the quality of life and restores economic independence for persons suffering from debilitating tissue damage. The center’s research incorporates organisms such as amphibians and plants, which have greater powers of regeneration than mammals and can teach us much about the secrets of regeneration. The center is the only such multidisciplinary center in the world to include amphibians as research models to understand regenerative mechanisms.
Contact the Director
David L. Stocum, Ph.D. by email dstocum@iupui.edu or phone 317/274-0627
Additional Research Centers
Center for Assertive Community Treatment
Director: Michelle Salyers, Ph.D.; mpsalyer@iupui.edu
Center for Nanoscale Imaging
Director: Ricardo Decca, Ph.D.; rdecca@iupui.edu or 317/278-7123
Center for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Director: B. D. Nageswara Rao, Ph.D.; brao@iupui.edu or 317/274-6897
Center for Statistical Consulting
Director: Jyotirmoy Sarkar, Ph.D.; sarkar@math.iupui.edu or 317/274-8112
Center for Therapeutic Neuroscience
Director: Charles Goodlett, Ph.D.; goodlett@iupui.edu or 317/274-6772
Center for Visual Information Sensing and Computing
Director: Shiaofen Fang, Ph.D; sfang@cs.iupui.edu or 317/274-9731
Midwest Center for Evidence Based Practices in Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Director: Gary Bond, Ph.D.; gbond@iupui.edu or 317/274-6752