Leadership
CCB is directed by a faculty Director appointed by the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost of the University of California, Berkeley. The Director reports to the Dean for the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS).
CCB Directors (in reverse chronological order):
- Yun Song, Ph.D. (2025-Present)
- Elizabeth Purdom, Ph.D. (2022-2025)
- Haiyan Huang, Ph.D. (2019-2022)
- Lisa Barcellos, Ph.D. (2016-2019)
- Rasmus Nielsen, Ph.D. (2013-2016)
- Lior S. Pachter, Ph.D. (2009-2013)
- Jasper D. Rine, Ph.D. (2006-2009)
- Nicholas Jewell, Ph.D. (2005-2006)
- Gene Meyers, Ph.D. (2004-2005)
2025-26 Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is the decision-making body of CCB and oversees all areas pertinent to the achievement of the Computational Biology Initiative’s objectives. The committee is composed of representatives from faculty and senior administration.
CCB Director
Yun Song
Head Graduate Advisor (HGA)
Rasmus Nielsen
Associate Graduate Advisor
Liana Lareau
Equity Advisor
TBD
Executive Committee
Yun Song (Chair)
Rasmus Nielsen (HGA)
Lisa Barcellos
Steven Brenner
Haiyan Huang
Joseph Lewnard
Jennifer Listgarten
Nick Ingolia
Xuan Quach (staff rep)
Admission Committee
Adam Arkin (Chair)
Oskar Hallatschek
Peter Sudmant
Jingshen Wang
Ashley Wolf
Carmelle Catamura
Claire LeBlanc
Yulin Zhang
DEI Committee Member TBD
Kate Chase (staff rep)
Francisca Cazares (staff rep)
Curriculum Committee
Rasmus (Chair/HGA)
Steven Evans
Bronwyn Lucas
Denis Titov
Allon Wagner
Bin Yu
Jules Perez (PhD student rep)
Oberon Dixon-Luinenburg (DE student rep)
Francisca Cazares (staff rep)
Kate Chase (staff rep)
DEI Committee
TBD(Chair)
Max Staller
Fiona Callahan
Rebecca Eliscu
Francisca Cazares (staff rep)
Kate Chase (staff rep)
Seminar Planning Committee
Priya Moorjani
Philip Lee
Daniel Lewinsohn
Francisca Cazares (staff rep)
CompBio Skills Seminar Planning Committee
Jack Demaray
Sarah Johnson
Francisca Cazares (staff rep)
Retreat Planning Committee
Faculty rep TBD
Matthew Giammar
Kithmini Herath
Philip Lee
Francisca Cazares (staff rep)
Industry Seminar & Relations Committee
Martin Alvarez-Kuglen
Michael Francis Moubarak
Xuan Quach (staff rep)
Francisca Cazares (staff rep)