Computational Biomedicine

Our Labs

CBM research laboratories focus on developing new computational approaches to linking high-dimensional genomic datasets to human phenotypes across the specialty areas of internal medicine

Education Opportunities

Our section serves to train graduate students, post doctorates and clinicians in the application of computational and molecular approaches to clinical studies.

CBM News

CBM Newsletters

Research Highlight

Researchers Shed Light on Signaling Pathway Responsible for Head and Neck Cancers

June 27th, 2023

A new study from researchers at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine shows how computational approaches can drive important biomedical discoveries. The study aimed to better characterize oral tumor heterogeneity, including aggressive cell subpopulations, and identify candidate vulnerabilities that could be targeted therapeutically. The findings are of timely significance, providing new information about […]

Research Highlight

Centenarians Possess Unique Immunity that Helps them Achieve Exceptional Longevity

June 2nd, 2023

Led by researchers from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Tufts Medical Center, a new study finds centenarians harbor distinct immune cell type composition and activity and possess highly functional immune systems that have successfully adapted to a history of sickness allowing for exceptional longevity. These immune cells may help identify important […]

New Staff Member

New Hires May 2023

June 2nd, 2023

Grace Kennedy is a summer Research Study Assistant working with the clinical research team. She is an undergraduate student at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and expects to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences in 2025. Marissa Flynn has also joined the clinical research team as a Research Study Assistant. She graduated […]

Grant Awards

Moorman-Simon Fellowship 2022-2023

October 18th, 2022

The Moorman-Simon Fellowship in Computational Biomedicine was established in the summer of 2019 to provide fellowships to current Ph.D. students in Computational Biomedicine who are working in the field of cancer research. This fund was established through a generous gift by Trustee Ruth A. Moorman (CAS’88, Wheelock’89,’09, Parent BUA’15) and Sheldon N. Simon. Congratulations to […]

Research Highlight

Two Technologies That Can Make Diagnosing Dementia Easier for Doctors and Patients

June 27th, 2022

(Source: The Brink) Dr. Vijaya Kolachalama, Associate Professor of Medicine and CBM faculty member, was quoted in the Brink article "Two Technologies That Can Make Diagnosing Dementia Easier for Doctors and Patients." The article also featured more information about a deep learning algorithm he and his team developed. See below for a an article preview […]

Publications

New Publication from Campbell Lab

March 31st, 2022

(source: Nature Communications) The Campbell lab, led by its Bioinformatics students, has just been published for SCTK-QC, a pipeline for comprehensive QC of single-cell RNA-seq data. This pipeline will help with reprocessing and QC efforts in consortiums. Click here to read the full publication.

Research Highlight

Identifying New Biomarkers to Detect Lung Cancer Earlier

January 18th, 2022

Source: NIH National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Prevention Lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide killing 1.8 million people each year, is often diagnosed at an advanced stage when the chances for a cure are limited. In the United States, almost 60% of people diagnosed with localized lung and bronchus cancer are […]

Awards & Recognition

Thesis Defense – Xiao Zhou

December 7th, 2021

Congratulations to CBM PhD candidate Xiao Zhou, who passed his thesis defense, "Competitive deep learning for imaging applications," on Wednesday, December 1. Xiao is a member of Kolachalama lab and defended in person on the Charles River campus.

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