Rojo to direct Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute

Rojo to direct Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute

BY JADE BOYD
Rice News staff

With support from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy, Rice faculty member Javier Rojo is planning a monthlong 2009 summer institute that will bring together 45 top young researchers from Costa Rica, Mexico, Uruguay and the United States to address cutting-edge topics in theoretical statistics, genetics and bioinformatics.

JAVIER ROJO

The Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute will take place in June and July at the Centro de Investigaci

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Jade Boyd is science editor and associate director of news and media relations in Rice University's Office of Public Affairs.