Vijaya B. Kolachalama, PhD, FAHA

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

We are a highly interdisciplinary research group, bringing together trainees and scientists from computer science, neuroscience, bioinformatics, physics, computing and data sciences, electrical and computer engineering, and medicine. We actively collaborate with clinicians and domain experts across diverse specialties and institutions globally. This unique convergence of disciplines has enabled us to publish across the full spectrum of scientific inquiry, from top-tier journals like Nature Medicine to premier computer science venues such as the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML). Our mission is to create methods to fit the science and not make science fit the methods. Together, we are advancing impactful science at the intersection of AI and human health.

Publications

  • Published 10/16/2026

    Liu YC, Huang Z, Lu SL, Jiang L, Lin Z, Lee JH, Kolachalama VB, Li R, Xu D, Wang J, Pan H, Zhang C. CellDiffusion: Enhancing scRNA-seq data integration with accurate inference of cell-cell association. Sci Adv. 2026 Oct 16; 12(42):eaed4155. PMID: 42886809.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 10/6/2026

    Liu Y, Kolachalama VB. Entity-centric evaluation of large language model responses for medical question-answering tasks. PLOS Digit Health. 2026 Oct; 5(10):e0001752. PMID: 42837409.

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  • Published 9/30/2026

    Liu YC, Huang Z, Lu SL, Jiang L, Lin Z, Lee JH, Kolachalama VB, Li R, Xu D, Wang J, Pan H, Zhang C. CellDiffusion: Enhancing scRNA-seq data integration with accurate inference of cell-cell association. bioRxiv. 2026 Sep 30. PMID: 42856193.

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  • Published 7/28/2026

    Zhang Y, Elzinad N, Lotfollahzadeh S, Lazowski A, Elsadawi M, Yin W, Belghasem M, Bharti J, Idrees N, Zavarro C, Shazly T, Jaberi A, Francis J, Farber A, Vazquez-Padron R, Dember LM, Siracuse J, Kolachalama VB, Chitalia VC. Stenosis in Mature Arteriovenous Fistulas Characterized by Contractile Smooth Muscle Cells and Versican. Kidney Int Rep. 2026 Oct; 11(10):106997. PMID: 42662145.

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  • Published 7/24/2026

    Ibrahim A, Kolachalama VB, Abuelsamen T, Mekki O, Takayama S, Wynne BM, Chemaly E, Alsaleem A, Revelo M, Sauer L, Vitale A, Thomas A, Pasaye M, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Gregory M, Bernstein PS, Al-Rabadi L. Noninvasive optical coherence tomography biomarker for Alport syndrome, COL4-related focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, and COL4 variant interpretation. Kidney Int. 2026 Oct; 110(4):1029-1033. PMID: 42498059.

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Other Positions

  • Member, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute
    Boston University
  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University
  • Assistant Professor, Computing & Data Sciences Administration
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

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Education

  • Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, BS
  • University of Southampton, UK, PhD

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