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Join Our Quest for Life-Changing Information
Are you geeked up about the power of data? Do you want to lead the next medical revolution? In our Department, you will never stop exploring how to extract the information that matters.
Bioinformatics combines rigorous coursework with research opportunities to give students a unique understanding that bridges knowledge between wet and dry labs. Students in the U-M Medical School Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics study closely with the leaders as they engage in collaborations across campus.
At every level, our students can take courses in advanced math, mathematical modeling, statistics, computer programming, machine learning and informatics, as well as comprehensive courses in introductory biology, genomics, proteomics, clinical informatics, environmental health and many more.
Summary of the four possible tracks and subtracks/concentrations (example lab PIs):
- Genomics/transcriptomics/regulomics (e.g. Kim, Athey, Parker, Boyle, Sartor, Burmeister, Welch, Rao, Freddolino, J. Liu, Willer, Rajapakse, Kitzman, Chinnaiyan, Burant, Moran, Au)
- Genetics/evolution (e.g. Jun Li, Mills, Kidd, Au, Boehnke, Speliotes, Zoellner, Wittkopp, Dick, J. Zhang)
- Machine learning/omics predictions (e.g. Guan, J. Liu, Ye, Baladandayuthapani, Kretzler, Sartor, Dinov, Hero, Draelos, Au)
- Signal/image processing (e.g. Najarian, Rao, Srinivasan, Sripada, Athey, Draelos, Au)
- Proteomics or metabolomics (e.g. Andrews, Nesvizhskii, Karnovsky, Burant)
- Protein structure/dynamics/folding modeling (e.g. Y. Zhang, Brooks, Carlson, Freddolino)
- Clinical / Health informatics / NLP (e.g. Draelos, Dinov, Nallasamy, Singh)
- Electronic Health Records/Genetics/Precision Medicine (e.g. Shi, Hanauer, Taylor, Najarian, Athey)
At the Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (CCMB), students have an abundance of opportunities to perform research under the mentorship of 130 affiliated faculty members from the U-M Medical School, the College of Engineering, the College of Literature, Arts and Sciences, the School of Public Health, the School of Nursing and the School of Information.
Program Directors
Associate Chair, Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Program Director, Bioinformatics Graduate Program
Professor of Human Genetics
Professor of Psychiatry
Research Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Program Director, Bioinformatics Graduate Program
Professor of Human Genetics
Professor of Psychiatry
Research Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute
Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Program Director
Associate Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Associate Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Co-Director
Bioinformatics Graduate Program
Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Professor of Biostatistics
Bioinformatics Graduate Program
Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Professor of Biostatistics
Administrative Guidance
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Join the U-M CCMB Seminar Series on bioinformatics, Wednesdays at 4 PM EST, Palmer Commons. Featuring guest speakers, sponsored by Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics.
“Whole Embryo Mapping of Cell Activities and its Integration with Comprehensive Genetic Identity” presented by Tom Stern (Dentistry)
Join the U-M CCMB/DCMB Seminar Series on bioinformatics, Wednesdays at 4 PM EST, Palmer Commons. Featuring guest speakers, sponsored by Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics.
Join the U-M CCMB/DCMB Seminar Series on bioinformatics, Wednesdays at 4 PM EST, Palmer Commons. Featuring guest speakers, sponsored by Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics.
Join the U-M CCMB/DCMB Seminar Series on bioinformatics, Wednesdays at 4 PM EST, Palmer Commons. Featuring guest speakers, sponsored by Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics.
Join the U-M CCMB/DCMB Seminar Series on bioinformatics, Wednesdays at 4 PM EST, Palmer Commons. Featuring guest speakers, sponsored by Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics.
Professor of Biomedical Informatics; Director, Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics (BIG) PhD Track
Join the U-M CCMB/DCMB Seminar Series on bioinformatics, Wednesdays at 4 PM EST, Palmer Commons. Featuring guest speakers, sponsored by Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics.
Join the U-M CCMB/DCMB Seminar Series on bioinformatics, Wednesdays at 4 PM EST, Palmer Commons. Featuring guest speakers, sponsored by Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics.
Department News
DCMB celebrates the professional achievements and retirement of Mary Freer, its Chief Department Administrator. With an impressive 35 years of service at Michigan Medicine, Freer has brought dedication and expert management to every role she has undertaken. Freer has touched the lives of many in the institution, striving to bring the best in everyone, fostering warm and supportive relationships, and demonstrating an unwavering commitment to Michigan Medicine’s values.
Department News
Thursday, November 21, 2024, Steven Parker, Ph.D., gave the C. Ronald Kahn Distinguished Lecture at the Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard University. Parker's lecture, titled "Beyond Genes: How Epigenomic Contexts Shape Diabetes Predisposition," presented the Parker Lab's research on how epigenomic contexts shape diabetes predisposition.
This recognition highlights the growing impact of his research and the reputation of his group as leaders in the field.
Department News
The Center for Data-Driven Drug Development and Treatment Assessment (DATA), an NSF-funded
Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (NSF IUCRC), in partnership with DATA’s industry
members, is pleased to announce its 2025-26 round of research funding awards, to be distributed in Spring
2025.
Department News
Dr. Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha Darling receive honorary Ph.D. degrees from the Weizmann Institute of Science
Health Lab
Researchers have developed an AI powered model that — in 10 seconds — can determine during surgery if any part of a cancerous brain tumor that could be removed remains, a study published in Nature suggests.
News Release
Gilbert S. Omenn, M.D., Ph.D., and his wife, Martha A. Darling, have made a generous gift of $25 million to the Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (DCMB) within the University of Michigan Medical School.
