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 in the College of Engineering.
CCB Directors (in reverse chronological order):
- Haiyan Huang, Ph.D. (2019-present)
- 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)
2019-2020 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
Haiyan Huang, Director, Center for Computational Biology
Faculty Representatives
Lisa Barcellos, Professor, Epidemiology
Elizabeth Purdom, Assistant Professor, Statistics
Steven Brenner, Professor, Plant and Microbial Biology
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
Tsu-Jae King Liu, Dean, College of Engineering
Staff
Xuan Quach, Executive Director, Center for Computational Biology
