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):
- Elizabeth Purdom, Ph.D. (2022-present)
- 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)
2023-2024 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.
Chair
Elizabeth Purdom, Director, Center for Computational Biology
HGA
John Huelsenbeck, Professor, Integrative Biology
Faculty Representatives
Haiyan Huang, Professor, Statistics
Lisa Barcellos, Professor, Epidemiology
Steven Brenner, Professor, Plant and Microbial Biology
Sandrine Dudoit, Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Statistics
Rasmus Nielsen, Professor, Integrative Biology
Michael Jordan, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Statistics
Jennifer Listgarten, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Ex-officio
Michael Botchan, Dean of Biological Sciences
Jennifer Chayes, Dean, College of Computing, Data Science, and Society
Staff
Xuan Quach, Executive Director, Center for Computational Biology
