Michael B. Gonzales received his Ph.D. in cell biology from Texas A&M University in 1999. For more than 15 years, Michael’s scientific efforts have been focused on various aspects of computational biology including high throughput genomics/proteomics and protein-ligand interactions.
In his current role, Michael serves as the Life Sciences Program Director at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin. He is responsible for setting the strategic direction and developing the resources and services to support life sciences users, and for leading collaborative research projects in computational biology.
Prior to joining TACC, Michael held senior positions in the biotech industry including head of Research Informatics at Invitrogen Corporation and director of Genomics at DoubleTwist Inc. He helped develop some of the first algorithms and systems for genome-wide data integration.
In Spring 2003, Michael held the position of Senior Fellow at the Molecular Sciences Institute in Berkley, CA. In this role he focused on combining wet lab high throughput drug screening (HTS) techniques with in silico virtual screens. He continues an affiliation with the institute.
Most recently, Michael worked at Apple Inc. where he was head of Science & Technology in the Higher Education division. While at Apple he was responsible for developing the strategic direction and programs for the business unit. In December 2007, Apple presented Dr. Gonzales with the “Apple Science Innovator” Award making him part of a select and distinguished group of scientists.
• Scientific Visualization
• High performance computing
Accumulation of extracellular proteins bearing unique proline-rich motifs in intercellular spaces of the legume nodule parenchyma.
Sherrier DJ, Taylor GS, Silverstein KA, Gonzales MB, VandenBosch KA.
Protoplasma. 2005 Apr;225(1-2):43-55. Epub 2005 May 4In Search of Yeast Mating Pathway Inhibitors
Michael B. Gonzales, Gustavo Pesce
Annual Alpha Retreat, Costanoa, CA. November 21-23, 2004Finding a Needle in a Haystack - Computational Biology Meets the Wet Lab
Michael B. Gonzales, Gustavo Pesce, Matthew Jacobson, Roger Brent
Second Alpha Project Symposium - June 4, 2004, UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film ArchiveComprehensive Analysis of the Mouse Transcriptome.
Michael B. Gonzales, Aruna Myneni
TIGR - Computational Genomics Conference 2001Comprehensive Identification and Prioritization of Human Genes for Experimental Validation.
Kyle W. Hart, Ronghua Chen, Andrew Kasarskis, Siamak Baharloo, Michael B. Gonzales, Douglas L. Brutlag, Edward K. Kiraluta, Nicholas F. Tsinoremas
Workshop on Genome Informatics, Miami, Florida, June 2001Peptides isolated from cell walls of Medicago truncatula nodules and uninfected root.
Frueauf JB, Dolata M, Leykam JF, Lloyd EA, Gonzales MB, VandenBosch K, Kieliszewski MJ.
Phytochemistry. 2000 Nov;55(5):429-38.Effects of oxygen on nodule physiology and expression of nodulins in alfalfa.
Wycoff KL, Hunt S, Gonzales MB, VandenBosch KA, Layzell DB, Hirsch AM.
Plant Physiol. 1998 Jun;117(2):385-95.
• American Association for the Advancement of – Best Research Presentation Award, 1995
• National Minority Merit Fellowship, 1993-1997
• Baumberger Endowment Scholar, 1988-1992
• Capherelli Merit Scholar, 1988-1990
• B.S., Molecular and Cellular Biology, Texas A&M University