Member Projects

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CNN Model Analyzing non-coding DNA for Cancer

Currently Ongoing Python Machine Learning

Using Supervised training for a CNN to analyze large DNA datasets, specifically the non-coding DNA sequences, to discover possible patterns that result in Melanomia cancer.

GitHub Repository

Author(s): Jayden Merrick

Madison Lakeshore Preserve Biodiversity Trends Map

Project Idea Statistical Trends Mapping

Lakeshore preserve plant data, collect by a local organization, that is mapped to display possible future trends for the biodiversity of the area.

UW Arboretum Invasive Species Mapping

Project Idea Mapping

Uses INaturalist data and API to map out the invasive Buckthorn and Garlic Mustard with a spatial distribution model. This can directly act as actionable conservation data.

Species Nucleotide Count Comparisons

Project Idea R

Counting and plotting the percentages of each nucleotide of differing species using a DNA FASTA file. Uses Chargaff’s rules to justify counting two bases. Data can be from Ensembl.

Comparative Genomics of Disease Resistance (NLR) Genes

Project Idea R

Catalog and compare Nucleotide-Binding Leucine-Rich Repeat (NLR) immune receptor genes across wild and domesticated plant relatives. Data can be sources from NCBI GenBank genome assemblies.