Congratulations to associate professor Daifeng Wang and his lab! The group published two papers in September on Alzheimer’s disease, one each in Nature Medicine and Nature Communications. Read the UW press release: https://news.wisc.edu/we-built-a-brain-roadmap-for-each-person-new-ai-driven-tools-help-researchers-decode-alzheimers-disease-at-the-cellular-level/ Access the papers: …
Year: 2026
Sündüz Keleş honored
Sündüz Keleş (second from left in the front row), professor in BMI, was recently honored by WARF Foundation with the Kellett Mid-Career award. Her citation reads that “She has pioneered widely used methods for analyzing …
Daifeng Wang and Xinyu Zhao Awarded new R01
Congratulations to MPIs Daifeng Wang and Xinyu Zhao on the award of a new R01 titled “Machine learning tools to evaluate hiPSC organoid modeling of human brain development.” This work has the potential to expand …
Congratulations to Yin Li on Patent Award
Yi Li is part of a team awarded a patent for “Systems, Methods, and Media for Estimating a Depth and Orientation of a Portion of a Scene Using a Single Photon Detector and Diffuse Light …
Guanhua Chen awarded NIH R01
Congratulations to Guanhua Chen! He was recently awarded an NIH R01 grant for a project titled “Distributional Balancing for Complex Causal Inference in Critical Care.”
Sündüz Keleş wins prestigious Kellett Mid-Career Award
BMI Professor Sündüz Keleş was awarded the prestigious Kellett Mid-Career Award for her research contributions to her field. The award provides $75,000 to be spent over five years. Congratulations to Sündüz for receiving this recognition …
Computation and Informatics in Biology and Medicine (CIBM) Training Program and the 2026 Biomedical Data Science (BDS) Annual Retreat
The 2026 Computation and Informatics in Biology and Medicine (CIBM) and Biomedical Data Science Annual Retreat will be held on Friday, May 29 from 9-4 in the Discovery Building. Agenda is below: 9:00-9:30 – Check …
Tony Gitter Promoted to Professor
Congratulations to Tony Gitter, who has been promoted to Professor as of June 28, 2026! This is a well-deserved recognition of Tony’s contributions to the department, school, campus, and science overall. Again, congratulations to Tony!
2026 BDS PhD Student Cohort
The Biomedical Data Science PhD Admissions Committee, with significant support from Shelley Maxted, successfully recruited 8 new students for the BDS PhD Program. These students will begin their programs in the 2026 fall semester. Please …
Kevin Buhr Honored with Distinguished Prefix
Kevin Buhr, Director of the Statistical Data Analysis Center in BMI, now has the “distinguished” prefix in front of his Scientist III title. The distinguished prefix recognizes significant contributions to the department, school, and university. …