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UCLA’s Hosein Mohimani matches molecule and machine learning to better understand metabolism
by Wayne Lewis | Media Contact | Nicole Wilkins nwilkins@cnsi.ucla.edu
Combining scientific tools to explore biomedical mysteries involving enzymes, drug-resistant infections and more.
New AI Tool for Eye Disease Detection Articles Feature Comp Med, CGSI Authors
UCLA’s Yuzhe Yang Recognized as Next-Generation Informatics Leader with Prestigious AMIA Award
Yuzhe Yang, an Assistant Professor of Computational Medicine and Computer Science at UCLA and director of the Health Intelligence Lab, has been awarded an Honorable Mention for the 2025 Edward H. Shortliffe Doctoral Dissertation Award by the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA).
Building on UCLA's SwabSeq: New ImmPrint-SwabSeq Tech Receives Innovation Grant
By Emily Cerf and Mike Peña | UCSC News
UC Santa Cruz’s Innovation Catalyst Proof-of-Concept Program helps move cutting-edge research from the lab out into the world for societal impact.
Alumni Spotlight: A Conversation with Benjamin Chu
By Leticia Ortiz | Computational Medicine, UCLA
At the intersection of high-performance computing and human health lies the work of Benjamin Chu Ph.D.. A Principal Scientist at Genentech, Ben specializes in developing statistical and mathematical methods to decode the complexities of human genetics/genomics. His position at Genentech follows his postdoctoral training at Stanford University with Chiara Sabatti.
Our First Data Science in Biomedicine MS Program Graduates
By Samantha Andrews | Computational Medicine, UCLA
The UCLA Data Science in Biomedicine MS program started in the fall of 2023 with an inaugural class of nine students. Today, the mostly online, part-time program is home to 81 students and counting! The exponential growth of our program is in large part due to the dedicated students participating in it.
Study shows your genes determine how fast your DNA mutates with age
by David Sampson | DSampson@mednet.ucla.edu
UCLA NEWS
Researchers identify dozens of genes that speed or slow genetic instability, offering targets for future therapies
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA receives $4 million bequest from the Gambhir Family Trust
by Mary Goodstein
UCLA News
The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has received a bequest of more than $4 million from a medical scientist training program (MSTP) graduate and molecular imaging pioneer.
Researchers develop a new computational tool to understand how genetic interactions impact human traits
By UCLA Health News
Research team finds effects of individual variants on a trait are modulated by other genes