Gilbert S. Omenn Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Developing Innovative Computational Methods and Tools to Advance Biomedical Research
We welcome students from a variety of backgrounds in four graduate programs and offer many research opportunities.
The study of computational medicine and bioinformatics prepares students for careers in biomedical research in academia or in industry. We pursue world-class interdisciplinary research and teach how to develop and apply leading-edge computational methods and tools.
Gilbert S. Omenn Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Room 2017, Palmer Commons
100 Washtenaw Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2218
100 Washtenaw Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2218
Email: [email protected]
Our interdisciplinary center is the home of innovative research and cross-campus collaboration. Here, experts from across schools and departments work together to advance biomedical knowledge and its therapeutic applications.
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Learn more about the Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics Department in this short video.
Reach Your Goals
Our department offers four degrees: PhD, Master's, Accelerated Master's and Dual Degree. It is supported in part by two NIH Training Grants.
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Help our trainees become the innovators of the cures and technologies of tomorrow.
Viswesh Ravikumar will present a Bioinformatics PhD Defense titled "Spatial Systems Biology of Cancer: Multiomic Profiling and Computational Modeling of Tumor Plasticity and Adaptation".
Joel Eliason will present a Bioinformatics PhD Defense titled ""Multiscale Statistical Models for Understanding Tumor Microenvironment Heterogeneity".
Yuanhao Huang will present a Bioinformatics PhD Defense.
Kevin Yang will present a Bioinformatics PhD Defense.
Are you curious about the intersection of computing and biology? Could bioinformatics be your calling? Find out more about what bioinformatics is, what it takes to get into this field, what a day in the life of a bioinformatician looks like, and what career opportunities it offers.
The workshop will include presentations by University of Michigan faculty, hands-on programming exercises, small group meetings with faculty, and a discussion of career tracks. You will also have the opportunity to meet students from our Bioinformatics Graduate Program.
Department News
The Gilbert S. Omenn Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics is pleased to announce the following faculty promotions
Health Lab
Researchers used mouse models and studies of colorectal cancer tissues to show that loss of SOX9 gene promotes tumor progression and the pathway it regulates can be a potential target for future treatments.
Department News
Elysia Chou, a Ph.D. candidate in the Bioinformatics Graduate Program, was awarded a 2025 JXTX+CSHL Biology of Genomes Scholarship by JXTX: The James P. Taylor Foundation for Open Science. Six genomics and data sciences graduate students from around the globe were awarded this set of JXTX+CSHL scholarships. These awardees will present their work at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Biology of Genomes Conference being held May 6-10.
Health Lab
A recent article in Nature details why the quest to determine the shapes of RNA is difficult even for artificial intelligence.
Department News
On April 10, 2025, the Center for Data-Driven Drug Development and Treatment Assessment (DATA), an NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC), held its third Spring meeting, in Ann Arbor, MI. Hosted at the University of Michigan (U-M), DATA creates and fosters scientific partnerships between industry, government, and academia, focusing on drug discovery that is based on data and tools such as modeling, AI and machine learning.
Department News
On March 21, 2025, Jialin Liu, Ph.D., defended his doctoral dissertation titled “Mapping Cell Fate Transitions from Single-Cell Multi-Omic and Spatial Transcriptomic Data.” His mentor was professor Joshua Welch, Associate Professor in the Gilbert S. Omenn Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (DCMB) and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan.
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PhD Graduates
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NIH-funded Training Grants
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