Rajeev Azad

Rajeev Azad, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of North Texas (UNT) College of Science, specializing in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. His research focuses on developing mathematical and statistical tools to analyze genomic structure, function, and evolution, with applications in gene discovery, genome comparison, and microbial pathogen studies.

Research Interests: His work encompasses

• Bioinformatics
• Computational Biology
• Genomics
• Transcriptomics
• Evolutionary Biology
• Microbial Genome Plasticity
• Gene Regulation

His recent publications highlight innovations in probabilistic modeling for DNA sequence analysis, horizontal gene transfer networks, antimicrobial resistance gene discovery, and environmental stress response mechanisms.

Current Projects:

• Carbon Dioxide Starvation Response in Biocatalysts (UNT BioDiscovery Institute, $30,000)
• Renin-Angiotensin System in Air Pollution-Induced Obesity (NIH/NIEHS, $435,982)