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.

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A RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM TAILORED TO YOUR GOALS AND NEEDS

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.

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Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Room 2017, Palmer Commons
100 Washtenaw Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2218
About Us

Learn more about our leadership, faculty, DEI, and more.

EDUCATION

Four degree programs give our trainees a strong foundation for a career in academia or industry.

RESEARCH

Our computational and bioinformatic research is innovative, collaborative and cross-disciplinary.

PEOPLE

Meet our faculty, scientists and students.

DEI

Data science impacts society and we respond to this responsibility.

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CCMB Faculty taking a group photo at the August 2024 CCMB Faculty Meetin The Center for Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics

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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    Department News
    Appointment of Ryan Stidham, MD, MS, as DCMB Associate Chair for Clinical and Translational Research and as Associate Director of the Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (CCMB)
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    Learn more about the Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics Department in this short video.

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    CAREER-ORIENTED GRADUATE PROGRAMS

    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.

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    CCMB Seminar: Jingyi Jessica Li, PhD
    "Permutation enhances the rigor of single-cell data analysis" presented by Jingyi Jessica Li, PhD (UCLA)
    Tools & Technology Seminar: Terra Sztain
    “Weighted ensemble atomistic simulations at biological timescales” presented by Terra Sztain (Medicinal Chemistry)
    Tools & Technology Seminar: Cheng Jiang & Renly Hou
    “Self supervised methods for learning whole slide visual representations" presented by Cheng Jiang & Renly Hou (Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics)
    Tools & Technology Seminar: Jialin Liu
    Title TBA presented by Jialin Liu (Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics)
    CCMB Seminar: Gamze Gursoy, PhD
    “Patient Privacy and Data Security in Precision Medicine” presented by Gamze Gursoy, PhD (Columbia University)
    Real-time Machine Learning and Optimization of Stimuli in Neuroscience
    Part of the Hearing, Balance and Chemical Senses seminar series which exposes trainees and faculty to cutting-edge research presented by leaders in auditory, vestibular, and chemosensory science.
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    Tools & Technology Seminar: Yi (Leo) Hsiao
    “Analysis and visualization of quantitative proteomics data using FragPipe-Analyst” presented by Yi (Leo) Hsiao (Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics)
    CCMB Seminar: Tzumin Lee, PhD
    Join the U-M CCMB Seminar Series on bioinformatics, Wednesdays at 4 PM EST, Palmer Commons. Featuring guest speakers, sponsored by Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics.
    Tools & Technology Seminar: Yufeng Zhang
    “AXpert: Human Expert Facilitated Privacy-preserving Large Language Models for Abdominal X-ray Report Labeling” presented by Yufeng Zhang (Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics)
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    Department News
    Arushi Varshney, Ph.D., is promoted to Assistant Research Scientist
    DCMB is pleased to announce that Arushi Varshney, Ph.D., Arushi Varshney, Ph.D., is promoted to Assistant Research Scientist, effective September 1, 2024
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    Department News
    Welcome Assistant Professor Cong Ma!
    Cong Ma, Ph.D., joins DCMB as an assistant professor, effective September 1, 2024.
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    Department News
    The U-M Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics welcomes eleven faculty members
    Since January 1, 2023, 11 faculty have joined the 132 CCMB faculty members who belong to different U-M schools and colleges (Medical School, College of Engineering (COE), College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA), College of Pharmacy, School of Public Health, and School of Information).
    Photo portrait of Ryan Stidham, MD
    Department News
    Appointment of Ryan Stidham, MD, MS, as DCMB Associate Chair for Clinical and Translational Research and as Associate Director of the Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (CCMB)
    Ryan Stidham, MD, MS, from the Department of Internal Medicine, is appointed as DCMB Associate Chair for Clinical and Translational Research and as Associate Director of the Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (CCMB)
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    Department News
    DATA Call for Student & Postdoctoral Fellow Research Posters
    DATA is calling for trainee posters that apply computational methods, data science solutions, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques to solve problems in health care, pharmacy, chemistry, and biomedical engineering, in particular in the areas of drug design, drug repositioning, and treatment assessment.
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    Department News
    Meet DCMB's international visiting students, Summer 2024
    This summer and into the fall, DCMB is hosting three international students for up to six months each. They come from China, France and Korea, eager to learn and expand their education and experience through an extended visit at the University of Michigan (U-M) and DCMB.
    Classroom amphitheater with instructor and students MAKING AN IMPACT WITH INNOVATION
    10+
    Years Leading Our Discipline
    140+
    PhD Graduates
    2
    NIH-funded Training Grants
    36
    Faculty Members