About Us
The Department of Biostatistics & Medical Informatics (BMI) is an innovative and productive basic science department integral to 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 appointments with many other campus units: Statistics, Computer Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Morgridge Institute of Research, and the Wisconsin Institute of Discovery.
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!
Predoctoral Training Program in Bio-Data Science (BDS)
Research to improve the analysis of big biomedical data is active at the interface of computer sciences, statistics, and various biomedical disciplines, including genomics, molecular biology, neuroscience, cancer research, and population health. The mission of the Bio-Data Science (BDS) training program is to provide predoctoral research training at this interface, preparing graduate students for key roles in academia, industry, or government. Read More
Faculty Openings in Machine Learning and Clinical Research Informatics
We are currently recruiting for two faculty positions: Assistant or Associate Professor of Machine Learning and Assistant or Associate Professor of Clinical Research Informatics.
You can learn more about these positions on our employment page.
News and Events
David L. Demets: Celebrating Half a Century of Excellence: The Final Analysis
Founding chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Dr. David L. DeMets, is retiring at the end of this year after a 50-year professional career. We are celebrating his contributions and retirement on …
BMI Seminar Friday November 20th at noon
Please join us for this week’s Biostatistics & Medical Informatics seminar on Friday, November 20th, 2020 at 12:00 noon. Link: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/91539041760?pwd=OVdaR2VnOStGS0JmRzJMT2dEQlU1UT09 Meeting ID: 915 3904 1760 Passcode: 881271 (Link available on BMI website soon) Title: …
BMI Seminar Friday November 13th
Please join us for this week’s Biostatistics & Medical Informatics seminar on Friday! Time & Place: Friday, November 13th, 2020 at 12:00 noon. Link: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/97421564201?pwd=WERNY2VPcGFaeDNLdVAwRkt1cks1QT09 Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting Zoom is the leader in …
Nov 6 Seminar
Please join us for next week’s Biostatistics & Medical Informatics seminar on Friday! Time & Place: Friday, November 6th, 2020 at 12:00 noon. Link: https://zoom.us/j/92582610336?pwd=dWlIa2E4aHhTNlZzVURpWDZVUGpKZz09 Meeting ID: 925 8261 0336 Passcode: 326314 Title: A Worldwide Overview of …
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