Center for Computational Biology

Bin Yu, Professor of Statistics and Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, has been named the 2026 Myles Hollander Distinguished Lecturer by Florida State University. This annual lectureship honors internationally renowned statisticians who have made a lasting impact on the field with...Read more about Bin Yu Named 2026 Myles Hollander Distinguished Lecturer

Karthik Shekhar, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has received the 2026 Philomathia Prize, which provides $200,000 to support his research over three years. Shekhar will use the award to advance research into the bioelectric basis of neural activity, investigating...Read more about Karthik Shekhar Wins Philomathia Prize for Bioelectricity Research

Rasmus Nielsen, Professor of Statistics and Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley, has been awarded the 2026 Balzan Prize for Molecular Evolution alongside Ziheng Yang of University College London. The prize recognizes their pioneering and complementary contributions to molecular evolution,...Read more about Rasmus Nielsen Receives 2026 Balzan Prize for Molecular Evolution