Chiquito J. Crasto

Chiquito J. Crasto is a Research Professor at Texas Tech University's Center for Biotechnology and Genomics, with an Adjunct faculty position in the Department of Computer Science and University Studies. He specializes in bioinformatics, computational biology, and neuroscience, supporting research in genomics, proteomics, and chemical senses.

• Education: Indian Institute of Technology (undergraduate), University of New Orleans (Ph.D. in Chemistry)
• Key Research Areas: Bioinformatics, chemical senses, biological networks, bacterial genomics, proteomics, and computational biology software development
• Awards: Government of India National Merit Scholarship, Plain and Fancy Postdoctoral Fellowship, TTU President Leadership Fellow
• Leadership: Manager of CBG's Bioinformatics core, expanded graduate programs, and developed undergraduate computing applications minor

His work spans chemical senses, biological networks, bacterial genomics, and computational biology software tools. He has edited books on neuroinformatics and olfactory receptors, taught graduate bioinformatics courses, and advocated for e-education through online courses like Bioinformatics Methods and Biocomputing. Dr. Crasto collaborates with Yale University's Department of Neuroscience and Center for Medical Informatics, maintaining olfactory databases for the SenseLab project.