Center for Computational Biology

Jingshen Wang, Associate Professor of Biostatistics at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, has been named a 2026 Thelma and Marvin Zelen Emerging Woman Leader in Data Science by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. The annual award honors early-career women for exceptional contributions...Read more about Jingshen Wang: Honored as Emerging Woman Leader in Data Science

Liana Lareau has been awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of Bioengineering. Her lab's research combines computational methods, machine learning, and high-throughput experiments to study how post-transcriptional processes regulate gene expression. By uncovering how regulatory...Read more about Liana Lareau: Awarded Tenure and Promoted to Associate Professor of Bioengineering

Priya Moorjani has been promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB). Her lab's research focuses on human population genetics and evolutionary biology, exploring how evolutionary history shapes human adaptation and disease. The lab’s work combines...Read more about Priya Moorjani: Promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology