Computational biology involves the analysis and discovery of biological phenomena using computational tools, and the algorithmic design and analysis of such tools.
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The Center for Computational Molecular Biology @ Brown promotes the development, implementation, and application of analytical and computational methods to foundational questions in the biological and medical sciences
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The Center for Computational Molecular Biology @ Brown promotes the development, implementation, and application of analytical and computational methods to foundational questions in the biological and medical sciences
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The Predoctoral Training Program (T32) in Biological Data Science is funded by the National Institutes of Health/NIGMS award T32GM128596.
Our prime intellectual mission is to promote the development, implementation, and application of analytical and computational methods to foundational questions in the biological and medical sciences.
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CCMB PhD students awarded NIH training grants
Congratulations to CCMB PhD students Jessy Patricoski-Chavez and Jacob Marglous on receiving NIH F30/F31 training grants this spring!
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Congratulations to two of our graduating seniors, Dixi Han and Megan Carlson, who have each received the “Dean of the College Award for Outstanding Graduating Senior in Computational Biology” this year, recognizing their excellence in research, academics, and community service.
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Fall 2025 Graduate Student Research Symposium
During CCMB's Fall 2025 Graduate Research Symposium this week, four senior PhD students gave presentations on their current research projects to fellow students and CCMB faculty, with topics ranging from resistance to anti-malarial drugs to introgression in archaic humans.
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