Team BioIFly: Kelly Boyd, Emma Highland, and Amanda Misch, all of whom are students at Loyola University Chicago.
Origin of the Name: Our name is a combination of "Bioi" for bioinformatics and "fly," given our avian subject matter. However, our name can also be read as "Bio" for biology and "I fly," which is meant to convey our confidence in our project and our aim to succeed.
- Kelly Boyd: Bioinformatics and Biology double major.
- Emma Highland: Bioinformatics, Computer Science, and Statistics triple major.
- Amanda Misch: Bioinformatics and Biology double major.
Origin of the Name: Our name is a combination of "Bioi" for bioinformatics and "fly," given our avian subject matter. However, our name can also be read as "Bio" for biology and "I fly," which is meant to convey our confidence in our project and our aim to succeed.
Support: We are pleased to receive support from CRA-W, the Computer Research Association's Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research. CRA-W is an organization with an established history of providing support to women who are active in computing fields.
As their website states:
As their website states:
"The Computer Research Association's Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W) is an action oriented organization dedicated to increasing the number of women participating in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) research and education at all levels."
We are truly grateful to have received recognition from CRA-W in the form of their CREU program. CREU is a joint effort by CRA-W and the Coalition to Diversify Computing that is dedicated to supporting underrepresented students in computing fields.