Center for Biomedical Data Science
Using big data to detect and treat diseases earlier, faster, and better.
Our Team
CBDS integrates world class expertise at across UO and OHSU. Please see OHSU’s page for their affiliated faculty.
Directors and Leadership
Bill Cresko
Lorry Lokey Chair
Professor of Bioengineering
UO-Director, Center for Biomedical Data Science
wcresko@uoregon.edu
The Cresko Lab
Sadik Esener
Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine
Director, CEDAR, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
OHSU-Director, Center for Biomedical Data Science
Xubo Song
Professor of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Scientific Co-Director, Center for Biomedical Data Science
Emek Demir
Associate Professor of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Scientific Co-Director, Center for Biomedical Data Science
UO Affiliated Faculty
Rori Rohlfs
Hildegard Lamfrom Professorship
Associate Professor of Data Science
rori@uoregon.edu
The Rohlfs Lab
Jake Searcy
Assistant Professor of Data Science
Data Science, Institute for Fundamental Science
jsearcy@uoregon.edu
Lab
Danielle Benoit
Lorry Lokey Chair of the Department of Bioengineering
dbenoit@uoregon.edu
The Benoit Lab
Bob Guldberg
Vice President and Robert and Leona DeArmond Executive Director
guldberg@uoregon.edu
The Guldberg Lab
Nick Willett
Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering
nwillett@uoregon.edu
The Willett Lab
Marian Hettiaratchi
Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering
mhettiar@uoregon.edu
The Hettiaratchi Lab
Parisa Hosseinzadeh
Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering
parisah@uoregon.edu
The PH Lab
Gabriella Lindberg
Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering
lindberg@uoregon.edu
The Lindberg Lab
James Murray
Assistant Professor, Departments of Biology and Mathematics
jmurray9@uoregon.edu
The Murray Lab
Thanh Nguyen
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
thanhhng@cs.uoregon.edu
The Thanh H. Nguyen lab
Thien Nguyen
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
thienn@uoregon.edu
The Thien Huu Nguyen Lab
Calin Plesa
Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering
calin@uoregon.edu
The Plesa Lab
Mike Harms
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry
harms@uoregon.edu
The Harms Lab
Peter Ralph
Department Head and Associate Professor, Department of Data Science
plr@uoregon.edu
The Ralph Lab
Andrew Kern
Evergreen Professor, Department of Biology
adkern@uoregon.edu
The Kern Lab
Staff
Alexis Harris
Assistant Director of Business Operations for Research and Innovation Centers
aeharris@uoregon.edu
Brandon Leis
Business Coordinator for Research Centers and Institutes
bleis@uoregon.edu
Rachel Bedford
Research Associate for Scientific Communication
rlukowic@uoregon.edu
Join our Team
CBDS funds collaborative projects between UO and OHSU researchers, requiring at least one principal investigator from each institution to tackle complex data science challenges together.
