Mission

Advancing data science to accelerate biomedical research and improve human health

Recent Graduates

Congratulations to our fifteen summer and fall 2022 and spring 2023 graduates! We wish you the best of luck in your future careers. The graduates represent the MS and PhD in Biomedical Data Science programs, the PhD in Statistics program, and the PhD in Computer Sciences program.

wdt_ID Student Name Graduation Program / Degree Advisor Future Plans
1 Lianlian Du Spring 2023 PhD in Biomedical Data Science Rick Chappell Scientist, Alzheimers Disease Research Center
2 Zihang Meng Summer 2022 PhD in Computer Sciences Vikas Singh Facebook Research
3 Ronak Mehta Spring 2023 PhD in Computer Sciences Vikas Singh National Security Agency (NSA) (likely)
4 Xingjian Zhen Spring 2023 PhD in Computer Sciences Vikas Singh Allen Institute
5 Juri Nazarovs Spring 2023 PhD in Statistics Vikas Singh Ambient Ai
6 Mick Ohtake Spring 2023 MS in Computer Sciences Mark Craven Epic Systems
7 Kunling Huang Spring 2023 PhD in Statistics Qiongshi Lu undecided
8 Ben Kaufman Summer 2022 MS in Biomedical Data Science Anthony Gitter Terray Therapeutics
9 Shan Lu Spring 2023 PhD in Statistics Sunduz Keles Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
10 Jie Song Fall 2022 PhD in Statistics Qiongshi Lu undecided
11 Elizabeth McKernan Spring 2023 MS in Biomedical Data Science Colin Dewey undecided
12 Huan Liang Summer 2023 MS in Biomedical Data Science Karl Broman undecided
13 Daniel McNeela Spring 2023 MS in Biomedical Data Science Colin Dewey UW Madison PhD in Computer Sciences (CS) program
15 Tim Gruenloh Spring 2023 MS in Biomedical Data Science Karl Broman UW Madison BDS PhD
16 Viswanatha Reddy Gajjala Spring 2023 MS in Biomedical Data Science Yin Li undecided
Student Name Graduation Program / Degree Advisor Future Plans

About Us

The Department of Biostatistics & Medical Informatics (BMI) is the home of data science for the  University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine & Public Health (UW SMPH), an academic medical center. BMI is a leading research hub and training center for biomedical data sciences, including biostatistics and biomedical informatics. BMI investigators are engaged in basic discovery science, clinical trials, image analysis, genomics, computational biology, and population studies, and they advance research throughout the SMPH. This research is often multi-faceted and collaborative, and faculty have joint or affiliate appointments with many other campus units: Statistics, Computer Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Morgridge Institute for Research, and the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery.

BMI faculty and research staff provide consultation and collaboration in the planning, design, conduct, and analysis of basic, translational, and clinical research.

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PhD in Biomedical Data Science

The current explosion of biomedical data, including Electronic medical records (EHR), biomedical imaging, and genomics/proteomics/metabolomics, provide an awesome opportunity to improve understanding of the mechanisms of disease and ultimately to improve human health care. The Doctoral Degree Program in Biomedical Data Science will provide you with a unique blend of skills including programming, data management, data analysis, and machine learning. Successful graduates will be prepared to fully harness the power of high-dimensional, heterogeneous data. Potential students include both students with bachelor’s degrees in an area of data-science (e.g., computer science, statistics), as well as health professionals, clinicians, and others with degrees related to biomedicine (e.g., biology, biochemistry, genetics). Consider applying today!

News and Events

  • Announcing our 2023 Graduates

    The Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics is proud to recognize our outstanding 2023 graduates. The are graduation from our MS and PhD programs in Biomedical Data Science, as well as programs in Computer Sciences …

  • 2023 Faculty Promotions

    We are delighted to report the promotions of five BMI faculty members, with effective dates this summer. The promotions recognize their outstanding scholarly accomplishments and contributions to the department, university, and scholarly community. Promotions to …

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