February 6, 2023
Dr. Woolliscroft explains how DCMB was created.
Why is there a Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics at the U-M?
Latest News
February 1, 2023
“Imagining the future” with long-read
Kin Fai Au who joined DCMB on February 1, 2023, is cited in Nature Methods.
January 30, 2023
“From data to discovery” - Introducing Dr. Kin Fai Au and his lab members
The Department of Computational Biomedicine and Bioinformatics welcomes Dr. Kin Fai Au as Professor, starting February 1, 2023.
January 24, 2023
CCMB affiliate faculty Jenna Wiens, Ph.D., to receive Sarah Goddard Power Award
Congratulations to Jenna Wiens, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (CCMB) Affiliate Faculty on being awarded one of the four University of Michigan’s Academic Women’s Caucus 2023 Sarah Goddard Power Awards.
January 24, 2023
An automated open-source program improves performance in creating high-fidelity stable folds for de novo protein design
DCMB researchers, including first author Robin Pearce, a Ph.D. candidate working under the mentorship of Gil S. Omenn, MD, Ph.D. developed FoldDesign, a new program that can create new and stable protein structures.
January 18, 2023
DCMB in the Media: Massive international study uncovers genes involved in heart disease
Scientists, including DCMB alum, link dozens of new genome sites to coronary artery disease risk and pioneer a powerful method for illuminating the biological roots of common disease.
January 10, 2023
Faculty in the News: Daniel Forger, Ph.D.
Daniel Forger leads DoD-funded project to understand mental fatigue
January 6, 2023
Welcome to Dr. Minji Kim, DCMB new Assistant Professor!
December 7, 2022
DCMB at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS)
DCMB is committed to diversity and equity, and actively sought out minority scientists at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists ( ABRCMS ), Nov. 9-12, in Anaheim, CA.
November 22, 2022
Data Science in Health Disparities Research Symposium, Friday, March 11, 2022
Access to therapeutics based on advanced technology and data science is not equally available and this situation raises deep ethical concerns for scientists. Professor Maureen Sartor and the DCMB’s DEI committee organized this symposium to increase awareness of such systemic health disparities.
November 15, 2022
Arvind Rao, Ph.D., selected as a Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association (FAMIA)
Congratulations to Arvind Rao, Ph.D., on being selected as a Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association ( FAMIA ), class of 2023!
November 15, 2022
Elizabeth Speliotes, MD, Ph.D., MPH receives U-M Biosciences Initiative Award
Six University of Michigan scientists and engineers have been named the 2022 winners of the Mid-career Biosciences Faculty Achievement Recognition Award (MBioFAR), which recognizes exceptional mid-career faculty in the biosciences. Congratulations to DCMB joint faculty, Elizabeth Speliotes, MD, Ph.D., MPH on her MBioFAR award!
November 3, 2022
DCMB Welcomes New Faculty: Dr. Yue Zhao
The Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics welcomed Dr. Yue Zhao to the faculty!
October 20, 2022
Group Including DCMB Researchers Looks at Anti-anaerobic Antibiotics Associated with Increased Patient Mortality
U-M researchers with the Weil Institute for Critical Care Research looked into a common clinical practice which may be inadvertently harming patients.
October 17, 2022
Congratulations to Kuan-Han Wu , Martin Soave, and Cristen Willer for their cover design of Cell Genomics, October 12, 2022, issue.
Beautiful and so perfectly evocative!
October 16, 2022
Chen Li, Maria Virgilio, Kathleen Collins and Josh Welch Create Mathematical Model Towards Effective Stem Cell Therapies
The field of regenerative medicine is still in its early stages although scientists have been working on new stem cell treatments for decades. A better understanding of how a stem cell transforms into its final form is critical.
September 29, 2022
DCMB celebrates its first 10 years!
On September 29, 2022, the Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (DCMB) community came together to share its passion and enthusiasm for data science as we celebrated DCMB’s 10 th anniversary.
September 25, 2022
Refurbished Med Sci I space to welcome Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
On Sept. 22, the U-M Board of Regents approved a $42 million renovation of three levels of Medical School Building I in the B and D wings that eventually will become the new home for DCMB and several other Medical School units.