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Join Our Quest for Life-Changing Information
Are you excited 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.
Exploring the Frontier of Research: Bioinformatics Graduate Program
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.
Bioinformatics Graduate Programs
Bioinformatics Tracks & Alignment with T32 Programs
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)
- Clinical / Health informatics / NLP (e.g. Draelos, Dinov, Nallasamy, Singh)
- Electronic Health Records/Genetics/Precision Medicine (e.g. Shi, Hanauer, Taylor, Najarian, Athey)
CCMB - A Hub for Collaborative Research
At the Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (CCMB), students have an abundance of opportunities to perform research under the mentorship of approximately 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.
Leadership
Program Directors
Margit Burmeister, PhD
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 and Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Medical School
Program Director, Bioinformatics Graduate Program
Professor of Human Genetics
Professor of Psychiatry
Research Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute and Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Medical School
Alla Karnovsky, PhD
Program Director
Bioinformatics Master's Program and Associate Professor
Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Medical School
Bioinformatics Master's Program and Associate Professor
Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Medical School
Maureen Sartor, PhD
Co-Director
Bioinformatics Graduate Program
Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Medical School
Professor of Biostatistics
School of Public Health
Bioinformatics Graduate Program
Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Medical School
Professor of Biostatistics
School of Public Health
Administrative Guidance
Julia N Eussen
Admin Specialist Senior Health
Brooke Lorigan-Bishar
Administrative Specialist Intermediate Health
Living & Learning in Ann Arbor
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Upcoming Events
DCMB Tools & Technology Seminar: Jingying Wang
Join us for the DCMB Tools & Technology Seminar Series featuring a presentation by Jingying Wang from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Enjoy a complimentary pizza lunch while learning about innovative research and cutting-edge tools.
Bioinformatics PhD Defense: Haoran Li
Haoran Li will present a Bioinformatics PhD Defense titled "Enabling Accessible and Robust Long-Read Transcriptomic and Epi-Transcriptomic Analysis by a Multi-Function Web Platform"
Bioinformatics Students Internship Presentations
Bioinformatics Graduate Program MS and PhD students will share their internship experience.
CCMB Seminar: Luis Zaman, PhD
Join the CCMB/DCMB Seminar Series on bioinformatics, Wednesdays at 4 PM EST. Featuring guest speakers, sponsored by the U-M Gilbert S. Omenn Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics.
DCMB Tools & Technology Seminar: Ringo Mao and Yiqun Wang
Join us for the DCMB Tools & Technology Seminar Series featuring a presentation by Ringo Mao and Yiqun Wang from the Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics. Enjoy a complimentary pizza lunch while learning about innovative research and cutting-edge tools.
CCMB Tuesday Popup: Biomedical Gen AI Learning Community
A student-led space to explore the latest GenAI tools, share AI-augmented research workflows, and think critically about how we stay "human" in an increasingly automated world. Open to anyone in the UM bioinformatics and biomedical community.
DCMB Tools & Technology Seminar: Abhirath Anand
Join us for the DCMB Tools & Technology Seminar Series featuring a presentation by Abhirath Anand from the Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics. Enjoy a complimentary pizza lunch while learning about innovative research and cutting-edge tools.
DCMB Tools & Technology Seminar: Xiao-Su (Frank) Hu
Join us for the DCMB Tools & Technology Seminar Series featuring a presentation by Xiao-Su (Frank) Hu from MIDAS. Enjoy a complimentary pizza lunch while learning about innovative research and cutting-edge tools.
CCMB Seminar: Peter Toogood, PhD
Join the CCMB/DCMB Seminar Series on bioinformatics, Wednesdays at 4 PM EST. Featuring guest speakers, sponsored by the U-M Gilbert S. Omenn Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics.
Featured News & Stories
Health Lab
Bigger data reveals the second, third and fourth switches controlling a gene
A University of Michigan study reveals the untapped potential of the NIH-sponsored Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine, or TOPMed, program.
Health Lab
Study outlines a new framework for direct cell reprogramming
In a new paper published in the journal iScience, Lindsey Muir, Ph.D. and her lab at Michigan Medicine propose a framework for direct cell reprogramming.
Department News
Announcing CCMB/DCMB Fall 2026 Seminar Series
DCMB/CCMB seminar series features outstanding scientists in the field of computational medicine and bioinformatics, machine learning and AI. From prestigious universities from across the country and U-M, they will present their latest research.
Health Lab
Engineered nanoparticles sensitize gliomas to radiotherapy
University of Michigan researchers discovered a new pathway that sensitizes mIDH1 gliomas to radiation in human and mouse mIDH1 glioma cells and mouse models, paving the way for phase 1 clinical trials in humans
Department News
Mapping prostate cancer
Hanbyul (Hannah) Cho successfully defended her dissertation, "Tissue and Cell Type Specific Transcriptional Module Aberrations in Cancer," this June, marking the end of her PhD journey.
Department News
Understanding human metabolic disease
Alice Wang defended her dissertation, marking a successful end to her PhD journey.
