Greetings..my name is Jason McKay and this is my web page. During the summer of 2002, I had the privilege of working at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. For long as I can remember, I have had an interest in science for not only gaining an understanding of the physical world, but for the sake of improving the quality of life of those who inhabit it. Working in the division of Computer Science & Mathematics allowed me to take a look into the discipline of microbiological studies. In conjunction with the Life Sciences Division at ORNL, researchers are using computers and computer-based algorithms in their analysis of transcription factors and regulatory gene elements...