1. University R&D: Fueling the CT Economy Rensselaer at Hartford Dr. Lynn DeNoia, Clinical Professor Department of Engineering and Science

2. 2 Northeast Bioinformatics Consortium Students, educators (Sloan-funded programs) Representatives from educational, industrial, & governmental organizations that employ bioinformatics professionals Rensselaer UConn Northeastern BU NJIT RIT

3. 3 Annual Conference Showcase latest in bioinformatics research in the northeast region Inform on topics relating to bioinformatics in the workplace Enable participant interaction for “community development” Provide students with networking toward internships and employment 2 CT speakers on tap for this year: Boehringer-Ingelheim, Curagen

4. 4 Research in Progress Software tools - performance evaluation –2 students: 1 to Curagen, 1 ready to search Prototype plasmid sequence database –student currently at Aetna Metabolic pathway database –student ready to search in 1 year Prototype database for local hospitals  students trained for work on “real- work” projects similar to company needs

5. 5 IT: Academic Partnership with Industry (IT-API) Computer Science Seminar & Annual Conference –invited speaker series, to share current research in CS and IT –MS student research presented (April) –seeking more industry participation CIO Forum with CT Technology Council

6. 6 Engineering Seminar In-depth culminating projects –student projects, often done in company context –students work one-on-one with faculty advisor –ME, EE, DSES, CSE

7. 7 Faculty Research  Consulting Our focus is APPLIED research –Software defect detection –IT resource management –Object-oriented database applications –Embedded communication protocol design –Modeling stealth defect development in titanium alloys

8. 8 Thank You!