Research

My current research is in group testing by Bayesian statistical modeling with Dr. McMahan.   The Aptima Combo 2 Assay tests for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.  If patient samples are pooled together and subsequently the pool sample yields a negative test result, then you could say every individual has a negative test result.  Pooling tests can save time and money in a clinical laboratory.

The goal of my research is to model a heterogeneous patient population, with imperfect testing in various testing formats.

My previous research with Dr. Rouse solved a conjecture by Paul Bruckman and Peter Anderson on the prime divisibility of the Fibonacci entry point.

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