Donya Quick's Research and Other Work

Last updated 28/July/2008

Contact Info

• Non-accademic/permanent contact address: donyavq "at" netscape.net - I handle all of my general communication through this address.
• School e-mail: I am no longer using my @smu.edu address. I am trying to avoid excessive spam, so please send e-mail to my permanent e-mail first. I may reply from my @yale.edu address.

Education

• Currently enrolled as a PhD student at Yale University
• M.S. in Computer Science, Southern Methodist University, July 2008.
• B.S. in Computer Science, Southern Methodist University, May 2008.
• B.S. in Environmental Science, Southern Methodist University, May 2008.
• A.A. in Science, Lord Fairfax Community College, May 2005.

Masters thesis links

• Thesis Title: "Applications and Parameter Analysis of Temporal Chaos Game Representation"
• Masters thesis software - includes the full suite of TCGR tools, G-Align, GeoTCGR, and SeisMiner. The thesis itself is pending final review and will be available soon.

Publications

• "TCGR: A Novel DNA/RNA Visualization Technique." Donya Quick and Margaret H. Dunham. Extended abstract from the NGDM '07 conference in Baltimore, MD.
• "Visualization of DNA/RNA Structure using Temporal CGRs." Margaret H. Dunham, Donya Quick, Yuhang Wang, Monnie McGee, and Jim Waddle. IEEE BIBE 2006.

Bioinformatics research links:

• TCGR visualization and alignment programs Includes the TCGR visualization program 1.16b, a count generator, and the alignment tool G-Align (Java based, requires a Java Runtime Environment)
• SMU Database Research Group

Apple snail research and related links:

• Simple Mendelian Trait Calculator v1.2 A fully customizable application for simple mendelian traits. Later versions will more easily support co-dominance and other features. This program was developed for modeling a hypothesis for color trait inheritance in Pomacea bridgesii, but can be modified to model any simple traits for any animal or hypothetical situation. Uploaded on 25/May/2007. Extract all files from the zip to the same directory and see the README.htm file for instructions. Java based, requires a Java Runtime Environment.
• Apple snail research summary - my most recent research and writings on apple snails, hosted by Terri Bryant.
• Apple snail health conditions - contains detailed information on apple snail health conditions from common injuries to treatments in captivity.
• Color inheritance applet (uses color name definitions given on research summary page)
• Apple snail java application (Java based, requires a Java Runtime Environment)

Other links:

• My Music Compositions - original music compositions.
• Pixel Arts Music Composition Contest - hosts many of my compositions. I have also reviewed for this website for several years.
• Applesnail.net - a valuable website for aquatic snail information. I am one of the moderators for the discussion board.