Joshua Berkowitz Machine Learning Helps in Predicting What Genes Do and How They Work Together The vast number of newly sequenced genomes presents a significant challenge: characterizing the functions of the encoded proteins. Traditional methods for assigning protein function often rely on simi... Computer Science Medicine NIH Funded
Joshua Berkowitz The Battle Within: How Salmonella Bacteria Survive Inside Our Immune Cells Imagine a constant battle happening inside our bodies, an evolutionary arms race between invading bacteria and the immune cells that protect us. Some bacteria, like Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimu... Biology Medicine
Joshua Berkowitz A New Weapon Against Superbugs: Scientists Discover Lariocidin, a Lasso Peptide That Stops Bacteria in Their Tracks Common infections become deadly because the bacteria causing them have learned to resist our best medicines. This is the growing crisis of antibiotic resistance . Scientists are urgently looking for n... Chemistry Medicine NIH Funded
Joshua Berkowitz Fast and Accurate Multi-Bacterial Identification Using Advanced Nucleic Acid Probes The rapid identification of pathogenic bacteria is of paramount importance in the effective management of infectious diseases, particularly in acute and life-threatening conditions such as sepsis. Sep... Biology Medicine
Joshua Berkowitz Rapid Traversal of Vast Chemical Space Using Machine Learning-guided Docking Screens The exponential growth of make-on-demand chemical libraries offers unprecedented opportunities for early drug discovery. However, screening these multi-billion-scale (potentially multi-trillion soon) ... Chemistry Computer Science Medicine
Joshua Berkowitz OPTIC: A Novel Machine Learning Approach to Reducing Physician Burden in Digital Communication With the rapid adoption of telemedicine and patient messaging systems, healthcare providers are facing unprecedented workloads. The study O PTIC: Optimizing Patient-Provider Triaging & Improving Commu... Computer Science Medicine
