The mission of the Laurence H. Baker Center is to create and apply bioinformatic and statistical methods useful in biosciences research.

Center activities are driven by collaborations with researchers throughout Iowa State University who seek innovative experimental design and data analysis strategies to enable new scientific discoveries.

As a center within the Plant Sciences Institute, part of the center's mission is to support the research of the PSI Faculty Scholars.

Center Director

Dr. Peng Liu Laurence H. Baker Endowed Chair Professor, Department of Statistics

Faculty Members

Dr. Lynna Chu Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics

Dr. Somak Dutta Associate Professor, Department of Statistics

Dr. Xiang Ji Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics

Dr. Pulong Ma Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics