Anne Condon

Dr. Anne Condon is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia (UBC), affiliated with the Faculty of Science. Her research focuses on computational complexity, algorithms, and molecular programming, particularly in nucleic acid structure prediction and bioinformatics. She is an ACM Fellow and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from University College Cork, Ireland (1982)
• Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Washington (1987)

Research Interests:

Dr. Condon's work bridges computer science and molecular biology, addressing challenges in algorithm design for nucleic acid systems, RNA secondary structure prediction, and energy parameter estimation. She explores computational models such as Chemical Reaction Networks (CRNs) and DNA strand displacement systems for molecular programming. Her research emphasizes practical applications in synthetic biology and biotechnology.

Publications:

Her recent work includes studies on chemical reaction networks for approximate majority consensus, efficient DNA kinetics modeling, and interpretable dimensionality reduction of single-cell transcriptome data. Key contributions span algorithm design, computational biology, and interdisciplinary collaborations.

Awards & Affiliations:

• ACM Fellow
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
• Member of the Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems (ICICS) and the Institute of Applied Mathematics at UBC

Supervision & Grants:

She actively supervises doctoral and master's students in areas like nucleic acid kinetics, bioinformatics, and molecular programming. Her grants and funding support interdisciplinary research at the intersection of computer science and molecular biology.

Labs & Teams:

Condon's affiliations with UBC's ICICS and Institute of Applied Mathematics facilitate collaborative research in computational methods for systems biology and molecular computing.