Track in Data Science and Computation







Mention: BME 6770, Genomic Signal Processing course may "be pivotal for … career," Amazon Science (April 6, 2022).

  1. BME 6770: Genomic Signal Processing
  2. BME 6780: Data Science for Bioengineers
  3. BME 3070/6070: Statistics for Bioengineers
  4. PHTX 7777/7778: Applied Genomics
  5. Bloomberg L.P. Distinguished Speaker Lectures
  6. MATH 7875: Seminar on Matrix Analysis
 Spring 2024
Fall 2023
Fall 2016
Spring 2016
Summer 2014
Spring 2014



  1. Rachel Karchin
March 15, 2024
    Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Oncology, and Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University

    Predicting Immunogenic Neoepitopes in Cancers
    Bioengineering Elevated Lecture of the Department of Bioengineering,
    University of Utah

    1. Michael R. King
    		April 21, 2023
      J. Lawrence Wilson Professor and
      Department Chair of Biomedical Engineering at
      Vanderbilt University

      The Shear Force is All Around Us: Mechanotransduction of Cancer and Immune Cells in Fluid Flow
      Bioengineering Elevated Lecture of the Department of Bioengineering,
      University of Utah


      1. Daniel L. Ruderman
      		April 23, 2021
        Director of Digital Pathology for Oncology Biomarker Discovery at
        Genentech, Inc.

        Meshing Quantitative Skills with Biological Curiosity: Biomedicine's New Era
        Bioengineering Elevated Virtual Lecture of the Department of Bioengineering,
        University of Utah

        1. Linda M. Liau
        		April 9, 2021
          Professor and W. Eugene Stern Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery
          at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the
          University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)

          Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Glioblastoma
          Bioengineering Elevated Virtual Lecture of the Department of Bioengineering,
          University of Utah
        1. Rafael Palacios with Kim Palacios-Flores
        		April 2, 2021
          Honorary Professor and Coordinator at the
          International Laboratory for Human Genome Research at the
          National Autonomous University of Mexico (LIIGH-UNAM), with
          Postdoctoral Researcher at the
          Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research

          Perfect Match Genomic Landscape
          Bioengineering Elevated Virtual Lecture of the Department of Bioengineering,
          University of Utah

          1. Dennis E. Discher
          		October 30, 2020
            Robert D. Bent chaired Professor and
            Director of NCI-Physical Sciences Oncology Center
            at the University of Pennsylvania

            Convergent Science Approaches to Solid Tumors: From Mechano-Genetic Variation to a Macrophage Checkpoint
            Bioengineering Elevated Virtual Lecture of the Department of Bioengineering,
            University of Utah

            1. Kristin R. Swanson
            		October 9, 2020
              Professor and Vice Chair of Research in Neurological Surgery,
              Co-Director of the Precision Neurotherapeutics Innovation Program,
              Director of the Mathematical Neuro-Oncology Lab at the Mayo Clinic, and
              Professor of Mathematics at Arizona State University

              Sex, Drugs, and Radiomics of Brain Cancer
              Bioengineering Elevated Virtual Lecture of the Department of Bioengineering,
              University of Utah

              1. Tom M. Mitchell
              		February 16, 2018
                E. Fredkin University Professor of Machine Learning at Carnegie Mellon University

                Using Machine Learning to Study How Brains Represent Language Meaning
                Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute Distinguished Seminar,
                University of Utah

                1. Cleve B. Moler
                		September 22, 2017
                  Chairman and Co-Founder of MathWorks, Inc.

                  Evolution of MATLAB
                  Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute Distinguished Seminar,
                  University of Utah

                  1. Joel S. Bader
                  		March 27, 2017
                    Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)

                    Quantitative Image-Based Phenotypes for Cancer Metastasis Systems Biology
                    Department of Bioengineering Distinguished Seminar, University of Utah
                  1. Andre Levchenko
                  		March 4, 2016
                    John C. Malone Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Yale University

                    Uniting Genetics, Signal Transduction and Material Science in the Analysis of Cancer Invasion
                    Department of Bioengineering Distinguished Seminar, University of Utah
                  1. Peter J. Bickel
                  		April 3, 2015
                    Professor of Statistics at the University of California at Berkeley

                    The ENCODE Project and Us
                    Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute Distinguished Seminar,
                    University of Utah

                    1. Prabhakar Raghavan
                    		March 28, 2014
                      Vice President of Strategic Technologies at Google LLC

                      Why Computer Scientists Need to Understand Consumer Behavior
                      Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute Distinguished Seminar,
                      University of Utah

                      1. Matthew P. Scott
                      		October 4, 2013
                        Howard H. and Jessie T. Watkins University Professor and Professor of
                        Developmental Biology, Genetics, Bioengineering and, by courtesy, Biology at Stanford University

                        Communicating with Hedgehogs: Transduction and Gene Regulation
                        Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute Distinguished Seminar,
                        University of Utah
                      1. James E. Ferrell, Jr.
                      		March 8, 2013
                        Professor and Chair of Chemical and Systems Biology, and
                        Professor of Biochemistry at Stanford University

                        Bistability and Trigger Waves in Mitosis
                        Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute Distinguished Seminar,
                        University of Utah

                        1. Sir Richard J. Roberts
                        		April 13, 2011
                          1993 Nobel Laureate in Physiology and Medicine and
                          Chief Scientific Officer of New England Biolabs, Inc.

                          COMBREX – Genomes, Computers and Experimentation in Biology
                          Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute Distinguished Seminar,
                          University of Utah

                          1. Charles F. Van Loan
                          		April 8, 2011
                            Ford Professor of Engineering at the Department of Computer Science at Cornell University

                            Block Tensor Computations
                            Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute Distinguished Seminar,
                            University of Utah

                            1. Christopher R. Johnson
                            		January 22, 2008
                              Director of the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute,
                              Co-Director of the NIH Center for Integrative Biomedical Computing (CIBC),
                              Distinguished Professor of Computer Science,
                              Research Professor of Bioengineering, and
                              Adjunct Professor of Physics at the University of Utah, and
                              Co-Founder of Visual Influence Inc., and
                              Co-Editor of the Visualization Handbook

                              Computing and Visualizing the Future of Biomedicine
                              Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) Distinguished Seminar,
                              University of Texas at Austin
                            1. John F. X. Diffley
                            		November 5–7, 2006
                              Deputy Director of the London Institute and
                              Director of the Clare Hall Laboratories of Cancer Research UK

                              Regulation of DNA Replication by Cyclin Dependent Kinases
                              Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology (ICMB) Special Seminar,
                              University of Texas at Austin
                            1. Steven Chu
                            		November 1–2, 2006
                              Director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
                              Geballe Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Stanford University, and
                              1997 Nobel Laureate in Physics

                              Single Molecule Studies of Complex Systems In Vitro and In Vivo
                              Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) Distinguished Seminar,
                              University of Texas at Austin



                            February 29, 2008
                              Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES)
                              Special Symposium, University of Texas at Austin