BioInnovation

Department: Computer Science

Group Members: Kelly Freed, Jenny Heffernan, Emily Rautenberg

Client: Prof. Philip Leopold

Advisor: Prof. David Klappholz

Project Description: The software being developed models/simulates the viral infection of a cell under several types of conditions. By adjusting relevant variables, including attributes of the cell, the specific steps the viruses take, the speed at which the viruses move through the steps of infection, etc., the user can learn the effects of each variable on the viruses' behaviors. The software will produce a 3D animation of the viruses' infection, a graph of the levels of infection over time; it will also produce information that will be useful for education and for testing of theoretical models of viral infection. More specifically, the software will provide researchers with an easy to use platform to test hypotheses against in-lab results.