Andrew Thrasher

My research recently has focused on the MAKER annotation tool. As part of my work, I have adapted it for use with the Work Queue distributed computing framework. We are now capable of running MAKER annotations on distributed heterogeneous systems. Additionally, I have been working with CEGMA (Core Eukaryotic Gene Mapping Approach) to create initial HMMs for use with the SNAP ab-initio gene predictor. This work has primarily been in support of the Vectorbase site.

I presented a paper entitled "Taming Complex Bioinformatics Workflows with Weaver, Makeflow and Starch" at the 5th Workshop of Workflows in Support of Large-scale Science at Supercomputing 2010 in New Orleans, LA. Further details on the paper and the text can be found on my Research page.