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. Wendy B. London
April 18, 2025
    Professor of Pediatrics at the Harvard Medical School and
    Director of Biostatistics at the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
    at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital

    Using Prognostic Biomarkers for Risk Stratification to Assign Therapeutic Intensity in Neuroblastoma
    Bioengineering Elevated Lecture of the Department of Bioengineering,
    University of Utah
  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. Vetria L. Byrd
      November 6, 2020
        Assistant Professor of Computer Graphics Technology at the
        Purdue Polytechnic Institute of Purdue University

        Building Data Visualization Capacity: A Byrd's Eye View
        Bioengineering Elevated 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. Anjelica Gonzalez
                November 15, 2013
                  Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the
                  Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program at Yale University

                  Engineered Models of Microvascular Systems for
                  Basic and Translational Research

                  Department of Bioengineering 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



                    1. SXSVD: South by SVD
                    February 29, 2008
                      Gene H. Golub's World Day Celebration in Austin
                      Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES)
                      Special Symposium, University of Texas at Austin