DCMB is pleased to announce the promotion of Rajasree Menon, Ph.D., to Research Scientist and Weichen (Arthur) Zhou, Ph.D., to Research Assistant Professor

Jie Lui, PhD, was recognized with the EBS Research Award and Weichen (Arthur) Zhou, Ph.D., with the EBS Research Award

Joshua Welch, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (DCMB) was awarded a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) grant for his project titled: “Atlas-scale Hierarchical Identification of Cell Types and Functions.”

Arvind Rao, Ph.D., an associate professor in the departments of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (DCMB), Radiation Oncology and Biostatics, was selected to receive a Global REACH Partnership Development grant. His proposal is titled: “Towards development of a collaborative partnership for biomedical data science training and research between CSIR India and University of Michigan India platform.”

Friday, June 21, 2024, D. Ford Hannum, Ph.D., defended his dissertation titled “Applications of emerging transcriptomic technologies and methods to gain insight into the human reproductive system."

Marissa Dolorfino, a Bioinformatics Graduate Program trainee mentored by professor Matthew O’Meara, DCMB, and Terra Sztain-Pedone, College of Pharmacy, was awarded a 4-year Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF).