Horizons Fall 2016

27 NSU HORIZONS WET LABS: Laboratories that are “moist zones,” where chemicals, drugs, or other material or biological matter are tested and analyzed requiring equipment that allows for hands-on scientific research and experimenta- tion. The CCR’s wet labs were designed as open spaces to encourage interaction among scientists from various disciplines. DRY LABS: The data gathering heart of the CCR. Laboratories are “dry zones” where computer models are developed to analyze or explain data. Close connection with wet lab research provides a deep understanding of the data’s nature, and in some cases, an opportunity to create new applications. COMPUTATIONAL RESEARCH: Using the computer as a research tool, models, systems, algorithms, and simulations are created in order to advance medical applications. TRANSITIONAL RESEARCH: A true interdisci- plinary approach to improving health outcomes, this bench-to-bedside approach takes sci- entific discoveries and translates them into practical applications. Discoveries begin at “the bench” with basic research, in which scientists study disease at the molecular and cellular levels, then progress to the clinical level or the patient’s “bedside.” TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR: NSU’s Tech- nology Incubator enables qualified companies to access leading research, equipment, and technology, while working with NSU faculty researchers, undergraduate and graduate students, and administrators. PROTEOME: Refers to the entire complement of proteins, including the modifications made to a particular set of proteins, produced by an organism or a cellular system. This will vary with time and distinct requirements, such as stresses, that a cell or organism undergoes. GENOMICS: Describes the study of all genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person’s environment. Genomics includes the scientific study of complex diseases such as heart disease, asthma, diabetes, and cancer. COMPILED BY MICHELLE F. SOLOMON