Julie A Dickerson

Julie A. Dickerson is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE) at Iowa State University (ISU). She holds a B.S. from UC San Diego and M.S./Ph.D. from USC. Her research focuses on Metabolomics, Image Processing, Machine Learning, systems biology, and bioinformatics education. She leads ISU's Bioinformatics and Computational Biology program and currently serves as a Program Officer at NSF's Biology Directorate. Dr. Dickerson has over 100 peer-reviewed publications and supervises grants from NSF, USDA, and ARDA.

Education: B.S. Electrical Engineering (UCSD), M.S./Ph.D. Electrical Engineering (USC). Professional Experience: Radar systems design at Hughes Aircraft/Martin Marietta, VR Applications Center fellow, and Baker Center for Bioinformatics member.

Research Interests: Integrates engineering principles with biological systems, emphasizing data visualization, metabolic engineering, and computational tools for bioinformatics. Active in educational innovations such as lab exercises for Signals & Systems and Pattern Recognition courses.

Grants & Awards: Funded projects include predictive plant phenomics training and fatty acid tolerance in microbes. She collaborates across disciplines, including with plant scientists and data scientists.

Labs/Teams: Virtual Reality Applications Center, Baker Center for Bioinformatics, Plant Sciences Institute, and Human-Computer Interaction Program.