Steffen Heber
Bio
Steffen Heber is a full professor in the Department of Computer Science. He has a joint appointment between the Department of Computer Science and the College of Sciences to support the Bioinformatics Research Center (BRC) at NCSU. Dr. Heber has studied mathematics and biology at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. He has received his PhD while working at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) under the supervision of Martin Vingron and Joerg Hoheisel. After postdoctoral research with Pavel Pevzner at UCSD he has joined NCSU in 2003. His research focuses on bioinformatics and computational biology. Dr. Heber develops algorithms for analysis, summarization, and quality control of complex biological data. His research interests include data-driven storytelling, gene transcription and alternative splicing, translation, nature-inspired computation, and common intervals.
Research Areas
- Advanced Learning Technologies
- Algorithms and Theory of Computation
- Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Agents
- Data Sciences and Analytics
- Graphics, Human Computer Interaction, & User Experience
- Scientific and High Performance Computing
Education
- 2001 Ph.D. in Mathematics, title: Algorithms for Physical Mapping.
- 1998 Staatsexamen in mathematics and biology.
- 1995 Diploma in mathematics, title: Additive Periodizitaet bei Nim-Spielen.
Awards
- Carol Miller Graduate Lecturer Award – 2018 and 2013
- Thank a Teacher Recognition Letter – Fall 2016 (2 nominations), Spring 2015 (3 nominations), Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013
- IBM Faculty Award – 2008
- One of the “RASS” Top Ten Papers Advancing the Science of Risk Assessment – 2007
- Best Paper Award, ACMSE – 2007
- Faculty Research and Professional Development Award, NC State University – 2006
- Travel Award, ISCB – 2002
- Best Poster Award, DKFZ Poster Presentation – 2000
- Diploma passed with distinction – 1995
- Baccalaureate exam passed with distinction – 1987
- 1st Place, Baden-Wuerttemberg Mathematics Contest – 1986
Publications
- PeakPass: Automating ChIP-Seq Blacklist Creation , JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY (2020)
- PeakPass: Automating ChIP-Seq Blacklist Creation , BIOINFORMATICS RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS, ISBRA 2019 (2019)
- RiboStreamR: a web application for quality control, analysis, and visualization of Ribo-seq data , BMC GENOMICS (2019)
- Disruption of Trim9 function abrogates macrophage motility in vivo , Journal of Leukocyte Biology (2017)
- riboStreamR: A web application for quality control, analysis, and visualization of Ribo-seq data , International conference on computational advances in bio and medical (2017)
- Genome-wide search for translated upstream open reading frames in Arabidopsis thaliana , IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience (2016)
- Transcriptomic Signature of the SHATTERPROOF2 Expression Domain Reveals the Meristematic Nature of Arabidopsis Gynoecial Medial Domain , PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (2016)
- A Stacking-Based Approach to Identify Translated Upstream Open Reading Frames in Arabidopsis Thaliana , Bioinformatics Research and Applications (2015)
- A stacking-based approach to identify translated upstream open reading frames in Arabidopsis thaliana , Bioinformatics research and applications (isbra 2015) (2015)
- Gene-Specific Translation Regulation Mediated by the Hormone-Signaling Molecule EIN2 , CELL (2015)