Developing Advanced Tools to Improve Accuracy and Accessibility for Long-Read RNA Sequencing
Rob Patro has received $1.4 million in NIH funding to advance long-read RNA sequencing software.
At the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology—known as CBCB—we use multidisciplinary teams & powerful computing resources to better understand myriad questions arising from the genome revolution.
Our experts are focused on delivering solutions to many of these complex scientific and societal challenges:
Lastest News
Heng Huang Leading Cross-Institutional Effort to Advance AI-Powered Wildfire Forecasting
The NSF-funded project leverages AI and diverse environmental data to better predict and manage wildfires.
Tracking Climate-Linked Pathogens Through DNA Science
UMIACS Postdoc Kyle Brumfield is using DNA sequencing and other technologies to study how environmental factors like climate can impact waterborne pathogens.
UMD to Host International Conference on Bioinformatics Research
The event will focus on discrete algorithms and machine learning tools that can address important challenges in molecular biology.
CBCB Events
Seminar Series
CBCB holds a weekly seminar during the academic year, with the goal of showcasing research being done at the center, UMD, and other institutions. The seminar features talks by invited speakers from academia and industry. Often, graduate students have the opportunity to meet with invited speakers after the seminar.
WABI Conference
WABI 2025—an international conference covering research in algorithmic work in bioinformatics, computational biology and systems biology—was held at the University of Maryland, College Park.