Gregory Babbitt
Associate Professor, Biology
Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences
College of Science
Bioinformatics Program Faculty
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Gregory Babbitt
Associate Professor, Biology
Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences
College of Science
Bioinformatics Program Faculty
Education
BA, Ohio Wesleyan University; MS, Ph.D., University of Florida
Bio
I am a computational biologist with a focused interest in the development of modern statistical tools for comparative molecular dynamic simulation applied to the function and evolution of proteins and their interactions with other molecules in the cell. I am also broadly interested in the evolution of complex and stochastic biophysical process, across all scales, from the molecular to the ecological. For more information please visit my projects website.
Areas of Expertise
Molecular Evolution
Molecular Biology
Molecular Dynamics
Computational Biology
Ecological Modeling
Industrial Ecology
Developmental Instability
Ornithology
Entomology
Select Scholarship
Journal Paper
G.A., Babbitt, et al. "Triplet codon organization optimizes the impact of synonymous mutation on nucleic acid molecular dynamics." JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EVOLUTION 86. (2018): 91-102. Print.
GA, Babbitt. "Can all heritable biology really be reduced to a single dimension?" GENE 578. 2 (2016): 162-168. Print.
GA, Babbitt. "Synonymous codon bias and functional constraint on GC3-related DNA backbone dynamics in the prokaryotic nucleoid." NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH 42. 17 (2014): 10915-10926. Print.
GA, Babbitt. "Functional conservation of nucleosome formation selectively biases presumably neutral molecular variation in yeast genomes." GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 3. (2011): 15-22. Web.
Invited Article/Publication
GA, Babbitt. "Chromatin Evolving." American Scientist - cover story. (2011). Print.
Currently Teaching
BIOL-295
Biology Research
1-4 Credits
This course is a faculty-directed student project or research involving laboratory work, computer modeling, or theoretical calculations that could be considered of an original nature. The level of study is appropriate for students in their first three years of study.
BIOL-298
Biology Independent Study
1-4 Credits
This course is a faculty-directed tutorial of appropriate topics that are not part of the formal curriculum. The level of study is appropriate for student in their first three years of study.
BIOL-301
Undergraduate Teaching Experience
1-4 Credits
This course allows students to assist in a class or laboratory for which they have previously earned credit. The student will assist the instructor in the operation of the course. Assistance by the student may include fielding questions, helping in workshops, and assisting in review sessions. In the case of labs, students may also be asked to help with supervising safety practices, waste manifestation, and instrumentation.
BIOL-331
Bioinformatics Languages
3 Credits
This course focuses on languages commonly used in bioinformatics and other forms of data science and their application to biological data. We will investigate the use of multiple languages for processing sequence and "-omics" data, building analysis pipelines, integrating languages, managing a variety of biological data types, and providing effective interfaces to existing tools for analysis of these data. The course is largely based around live-code demonstration, in-class assisted coding assignments, and a student-designed final class project.
BIOL-470
Statistical Analysis for Bioinformatics
3 Credits
This course is an introduction to the probabilistic models and statistical techniques used in computational molecular biology. Examples include Markov models, such as the Jukes-Cantor and Kimura evolutionary models and hidden Markov models, and multivariate models use for discrimination and classification.
BIOL-495
Advanced Biology Research
1-4 Credits
This course is a faculty-directed student project or research involving laboratory or field work, computer modeling, or theoretical calculations that could be considered of an original nature. The level of study is appropriate for students in their final two years of study.
BIOL-498
Advanced Biology Independent Study
1-4 Credits
This course is a faculty-directed tutorial of appropriate topics that are not part of the formal curriculum. The level of study is appropriate for student in their final two years of study.
BIOL-798
Grad Biology Independent Study
1-4 Credits
This course is a faculty-directed, graduate level tutorial of appropriate topics that are not part of the formal curriculum.