Faisal Reza
Faisal Reza
Computational Molecular Engineer
FAISAL REZA


RESEARCH

Computational Molecular Engineering

Tian Laboratory       Donald Laboratory
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy

Center for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering
Program in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Material Systems
Center for Computational Science, Engineering and Medicine



MAILING ADDRESS

Duke University and Medical Center
1344 CIEMAS Building
Research Drive, Box 90281
Durham, NC 27708, USA


ONLINE ADDRESS

WWW:    http://www.duke.edu/~fr7
E-mail:   faisal.reza@duke.edu


Preparation

Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Duke University.
Graduate certificate, Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering, Duke University.
Graduate certificate, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Duke University.
Graduate certificate, Biological and Biologically Inspired Materials, Duke University.
Graduate certificate, Computational Science and Engineering, Duke University.
M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Duke University.

S.B., Physics, M.I.T..
S.B., Science, Technology, and Society, M.I.T..
Undergraduate minor, Biomedical Engineering, M.I.T..
Undergraduate minor, Chemistry, M.I.T..

Diploma, New York State Board of Regents with Honors, The Bronx High School of Science.


Publications

Ma K., Reza F., Saaem I., Tian J. Versatile surface functionalization of cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) with sputtered SiO2 thin film for potential BioMEMS applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 2009.

Tan C., Reza F., You L. Noise-limited frequency signal transmission in gene circuits. Biophysical Journal. 2007.

Reza F., Chandran K., Feltz M., Heinz A., Josephs E., O'Brien P., Van Dyke B., Chung H., Indurkhya S., Lakhani N., Lee J., Lin S., Tang N., LaBean T., You L., Yuan F., Tian J. Engineering novel synthetic biological systems. IET Synthetic Biology. 2007.

Reza F., Zuo P., Tian J. Protein interfacial pocket engineering via coupled computational filtering and biological focusing criterion. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 2007.


Posters and Proceedings

Reza F., Wang Q., Georgiev I., Donald B. R., Tian J. Molecular ensemble engineering and evaluation for targeted genome therapeutics. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting BMES 2009. Pittsburgh, PA, 2009.
BMES President George A. Truskey, Faisal Reza, BMES Awards Committee Chair Thomas C. Skalak
Biomedical Engineering Society BMES 2009 Awards Ceremony


Reza F., Wang Q., Georgiev I., Donald B. R., Tian J. DNA-protein molecular ensemble engineering and evaluation. Duke University Kewaunee Event. Durham, NC, 2009.
Faisal Reza, Kewaunee Event Director William M. Reichert, Kewaunee Event Awards Chair Fan Yuan
Duke University Kewaunee Event 2009 Awards Ceremony


Reza F., Tian J. Engineering molecular interactions for targeted therapeutics and technologies. National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges Summit. Durham, NC, 2009.
Faisal Reza, Summit Attendee
National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges Summit Poster Session


Reza F. in collaboration with Tan C., You L. (modeling spatio-temporal interactions), Zuo P., Georgiev I., Donald B. R., Tian J. (engineering structure-function interactions), Ma K. (nanoscale characterization of interactions). Modeling and engineering of nanomolecular interactions. Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, 2008 Student Research Conference. Washington, DC, 2008.
Sigma Xi Executive Director Jerome F. Baker, Faisal Reza, Sigma Xi President Ann H. Williams
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, 2008 Student Research Conference Awards Ceremony


Reza F., Tian J. Rational molecular engineering and evaluation of restriction endonuclease bound states. Duke University Department of Biomedical Engineering Research Retreat. Beaufort, NC, 2008.

Reza F., Tian J. Restriction endonuclease interactions with substrate DNA. Duke University Kewaunee Event. Durham, NC, 2008.

Reza F., Tian J. AGCT: Schema for DNA Annotation, Generation, Coordinate identification, and Transformation. Duke University Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy Genomes@Grandover Meeting. Greensboro, NC, 2007.

Reza F., Zuo P., Tian J. Theoretical and Empirical Perturbations of Endonuclease-DNA Biomolecular Complexes. Duke University Center for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering Kewaunee Event. Durham, NC, 2007.

Tan C., Reza F., You L. Fidelity and Speed of Signal Transmission Limited by Cellular Noise. AIChE Society for Biological Engineering First International Conference on Biomolecular Engineering. Coronado Island, CA, 2007.

Reza F., Zuo P., Tian J. Computational Bioengineering of Novel Genome Processing Enzymes. Duke University Institute for Genome Science and Policy Genomes@Grandover Meeting. Greensboro, NC, 2006.

Tan C., Reza F., You L. Fidelity and Speed of Signal Transmission Limited by Cellular Noise. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting BMES 2006. Chicago, IL, 2006.


Presentations

Reza F., Tian J. Modeling native and novel DNA substrates undergoing processing. Institute of Biological Engineering Annual Conference 2008. Chapel Hill, NC, 2008.

Reza F., Tian J. A computational schema for modeling relevant and precise DNA substrates. Duke University and Medical Center 16th Annual Biological Sciences Graduate Student Symposium. Durham, NC, 2007.

Reza F., Tian J. AGCT: Schema for DNA Annotation, Generation, Coordinate identification, and Transformation. Duke University Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy Genomes@Grandover Meeting. Greensboro, NC, 2007.

Reza F., Tian J. Exploring Protein-Nucleic Acid Complex Fundamentals. Duke University Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Seminar Series. Durham, NC, 2007.

Reza F. Protein Array Proteomics. Duke University Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Seminar Series. Durham, NC, 2006.

Reza F. The Pace and Proliferation of Biological Technologies. Duke University Bioinformatics and Genome Technology Journal Seminar Series. Durham, NC, 2005.


Pedagogy

Duke University Genetically Engineered Machines 2009 Program. Durham, NC, 2008-2009.

Duke University Genetically Engineered Machines 2008 Program. Durham, NC, 2007-2008.

Duke University Genetically Engineered Machines 2007 Program. Durham, NC, 2006-2007.

Duke University Genetically Engineered Machines 2006 Program. Durham, NC, 2005-2006.


Professional Service

Duke University Chapter of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society. Durham, NC, 2007-2009.

Duke University Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering Chalk Talks. Durham, NC, 2007-2008.

Duke University Biological Sciences Graduate Student Symposium. Durham, NC, 2004-2008.


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Center for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering: Faisal Reza Center for Bioinformatics & Computational Biology: Faisal Reza Center for Computational Science, Engineering and Medicine: Faisal Reza Center for Biologically Inspired Materials & Material Systems: Faisal Reza

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