Mission
Advancing data science to accelerate biomedical research and improve human health
2025 Partners in Giving Campaign - October 6 - December 3
It's Partners in Giving season again. The theme for the year is "Build a Better Tomorrow Together." Let's take that to heart by participating. Remember that even $1/paycheck makes a big difference to someone in need. The more of us who participate, the more we will impact our communities.
This year is about appreciating the collective giving power we have when we come together to support the causes that matter most to us. Click on the title of this post to go to the giving.wi.gov portal, which is where you can find information about the campaign, learn identify which charity or charities you're interested in supporting, and make your donation.
About Us
The Department of Biostatistics & Medical Informatics (BMI) is the home of data science for the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine & Public Health (UW SMPH), an academic medical center. BMI is a leading research hub and training center for biomedical data sciences, including biostatistics and biomedical informatics.
BMI investigators are engaged in basic discovery science, clinical trials, image analysis, genomics, computational biology, and population studies, and they advance research throughout the SMPH. This research is often multi-faceted and collaborative, and faculty have joint or affiliate appointments with many other campus units: Statistics, Computer Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Morgridge Institute for Research, and the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery.
BMI is home to MS and PhD Programs in Biomedical Data Science (BDS). Our faculty contribute to many other degree programs, including the Biostatistics Degree Option (Dept of Statistics), Clinical Investigation, Computer Sciences, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and several professional degree programs.
BMI faculty and research staff provide consultation and collaboration in the planning, design, conduct, and analysis of basic, translational, and clinical research.
PhD in Biomedical Data Science
The current explosion of biomedical data, including Electronic medical records (EHR), biomedical imaging, and genomics/proteomics/metabolomics, provide an awesome opportunity to improve understanding of the mechanisms of disease and ultimately to improve human health care. The Doctoral Degree Program in Biomedical Data Science will provide you with a unique blend of skills including programming, data management, data analysis, and machine learning. Successful graduates will be prepared to fully harness the power of high-dimensional, heterogeneous data. Potential students include both students with bachelor’s degrees in an area of data-science (e.g., computer science, statistics), as well as health professionals, clinicians, and others with degrees related to biomedicine (e.g., biology, biochemistry, genetics). Consider applying today!
News and Events
Sushmita Roy Helping Understand Genomes Fit into a Cell Nucleus
Professor Sushmita Roy and Da-Inn Lee developed a computational method called Tree-Guided Integrated Factorization (TGIF), a new mathematical model of DNA folding. Learn more about it: https://research.wisc.edu/uncategorized/2025/09/04/research-news-roundup-2/
October 6, 2025Daifeng Wang awarded H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship
Congratulations to Daifeng for receiving an H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship, a major campus honor awarded in recognition of Daifeng’s outstanding academic accomplishments. This award includes a $60,000 flexible research fund to support his research efforts. …
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