DCMB Research
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Translating Theories into Practice

We leverage innovative technologies to investigate how hidden information in genes and biological molecules can further personalize the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases.

Creating Novel AI & Machine Learning Methods to Accelerate Discoveries & Biomedical Research

The research focus of the Gilbert S. Omenn Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (DCMB) is to create novel and impactful informatics and computationally based AI and Machine Learning methods, tools, algorithms, and information resources to enable and extend basic and clinical research discoveries and methods. 

Working with our students and post-docs, we provide the ideal environment to learn by creating our research and publishing our impactful findings in leading journals. Our research is supported by the National Institutes for Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and many non-for-profit Foundations and research organizations.

Our faculty engage in a vast spectrum of bioinformatics and computational biology research, analyzing unanswered questions spanning cancers and neuropsychiatric disorders to metagenomics and translational informatics. There is still much to explore at the intersection of biology, computational science, mathematics and medicine. Our faculty are nationally recognized leaders in this highly interdisciplinary field.

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DCMB Publications

View a collection of publications from the Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics.

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WE PUT THE “LAB” IN COLLABORATIVE

By their very nature, computational medicine and bioinformatics are very collaborative. DCMB and CCMB members are engaged with many U-M partners.

  • Caswell Diabetes Institute
  • Center for Metabolic Diseases
  • College of Pharmacy
  • Eisenberg Family Depression Center
  • Frankel Institute for Heart and Brain Health
  • Health Data
  • Internal Medicine
  • Kellogg Eye Center
  • Michigan Neuroscience Institute
  • Precision Health
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Rogel Cancer Center
  • School of Public Health 
  • Weil Institute for Critical Care
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Graphic that shows DCMB at the core, surrounded by a ring with the various fields of computational medicine and bioinformatics applications. On the outside are "petals" with the name of collaborating units at U-M: Precision Health, Weill Institute for Critical Care, Eisenberg Family Depression Center, Health Data, School of Public Health, Radiation Oncology, Rogel Cancer Center, College of Pharmacy, Center for Metabolic Diseases, Castell Diabetes Institute, Kellogg Eye Center, Internal Medicine, Michigan Neuroscience Institute, and the Institute for Heart and Brain Health. This graphics looks like a flower with a maize and blue core, and colorful petals.

Researcher Database

Explore DCMB's research profile and collaboration network on the Michigan Experts website, a searchable database of research expertise across disciplines from the University of Michigan’s schools, colleges and institutes.

Research Grants

In 2022, DCMB received nearly $75.5 million in funding for 52 grants from organizations including National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Defense (DoD) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), for which DCMB ranked #4 in NIH Grants for biomedical science departments.

BAB in the Lab

BioAssemblyBot®, an ultra precise robot affectionately referred to as "she," makes repetition her core mission. Her infatigable ability to precisely repeat the same test using different samples in mere hours gives time back to our scientists to design the best possible experiments.

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Featured News & Stories See all news Gil Omenn and Martha Darling
News Release
$25M gift builds U-M’s leadership in health care AI
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.
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Department News
Adelaide Tovar, Ph.D., received a MOSAIC K99/R00 Award from the NIH/NHGRI
Adelaide Tovar, Ph.D., was awarded an NIH Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) K99/R00, a specialized career transition program intended for postdocs who are from underrepresented backgrounds and/or have demonstrated a commitment to increasing inclusivity and equity in the scientific workforce.
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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).
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Department News
Appointment of Ryan Stidham, M.D., M.S., 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)