Bioinformatics is an all-encompassing, highly interdisciplinary field that applies the theory and methodologies of mathematics, statistics, informatics and computing to sophisticated analysis of biological data and knowledge generation.
The mission of the Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (DCMB) at the University Medical School is to create novel and impactful informatics and computationally-based methods, tools, and algorithms, and resources to extend basic and clinical research capabilities and results. Computational medicine and bioinformatics is an applied field, and relies on an interdisciplinary research culture for success. DCMB is deeply committed to training the next generation of innovators and leaders in this field, applying to create new science, translational research, and creating new methods to improve public health and societal welfare.
The U-M Bioinformatics Graduate Program is the academic component of DCMB.