Informatics, systems analysis, and modeling

There is a wide range of computational biology research in the Biomedical Engineering Department and at OHSU generally, ranging from genomics to molecular simulation to organ-scale modeling, and beyond. Faculty bring to bear expertise in machine learning, statistics, computer science, and physical sciences. BME faculty participate in the National Cancer Institute's Genomic Data Analysis Network, consisting of the nation's top cancer research institutes that provide the first line analysis on some of the largest cohorts of cancer data on the planet. OHSU also collaborates with industry partners, such as Intel, to improve methods in cutting edge big data analysis for biological problems. Other work pursues machine-learning-based image analysis of cutting edge microscopy data generated at OHSU, physiological modeling of diabetes and blood-flow pathologies, and molecular-dynamics-based drug design.

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