Author: Joe Troy

Joe Troy

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Joe Troy, Bioinformatics

Education

  • UIUC Informatics Ph.D. program 2012-Present
  • North Central College, Naperville Computer Science M.S., 2000-2005
  • UIUC Finance B.S., 1977-1981

Work Experience

  • Web Applications Developer and Architect, UIUC Library 2018 to Present
  • Graduate Research Assistant, UIUC 2013 to Present
  • Data Transformation and Database Specialist, UIUC 2017-2018
  • Teaching Assistant, UIUC 2017
  • Visiting Program Manager, UIUC Library 2012-2014
  • Senior Software Development Analyst, The Joint Commission 2005-2013
  • Distribution Systems Team Leader, NAVTEQ 2004-2005
  • Software Engineer, NAVTEQ 1999-2004
  • Adjunct Lecturer, EECS department, University of Illinois at Chicago 1999-1999
  • Software Development Analyst, The Joint Commission 1992-1999
  • Programmer Analyst, Richardson Electronics, LTD. 1985-1992
  • Computer Coordinator, Commercial Law League of America 1984-1985
  • Computer Programmer, Law Data Centre 1983-1984

Projects

As a graduate student pursuing a PhD in informatics I am working in the lab of Dr. Lisa Stubbs, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology. Presently I am exploring computation methods to identify enhancer / promoter interactions during transcription.  Other projects include searching for new genes by scanning genomes for motifs or by analyzing gene expression data.

Previously I worked on a bioinformatics project to identify interactions between Zinc Finger Protein 558 (ZNF558) and Long Terminal Repeat (LTR) elements in human DNA.  Zinc Finger Protein 558 belongs to the Zinc Finger family of Transcription Factors that bind to DNA thus regulating the expression of DNA.  Through out history many LTRs have been introduced into the human genome via retroviruses.  Of interest is the evolutionary history of Zinc Finger Proteins compared to the evolutionary history of the LTRs they bind to.

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