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
CBCB Researchers Showcase Research at ISMB 2026
Faculty, students and a postdoctoral researcher will contribute talks, posters and a keynote address.
UMD Researcher Discusses Beach Bacteria Risks on FOX Weather
Kyle Brumfield shares how researchers are tracking and forecasting bacterial contamination in coastal waters as beachgoers head to the shore this summer.
Patro Makes Biological Data Easier to Search
He discusses how his early interest in video games led to a career building search engines and software tools for massive biological datasets.
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.