About Us
Organizing Committee
Conference Chairs

Jake Y. Chen, Ph.D.
Professor of Genetics, Computer Science, and Biomedical Engineering
Chief Bioinformatic Officer
Informatics Institute
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Matthew Might, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine and Computer Science
Founding Director
Hugh Kaul Precision Medicine Institute
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Program Chairs

Director
Division of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics National Center for Toxicological Research
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Professor of Computer Science
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Program Committee
Session Chairs
Chindo Hicks, Ph.D. – LSU School of Medicine
Wayne H. Liang, M.D. – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Daisuke Kihara, Ph.D. – Purdue University
Zhaohui “Steve” Qin, Ph.D.– Emory University
Wen Zou, Ph.D.– NCTR/FDA
Wei Vivian Zhuang, Ph.D. – NCTR/FDA
Minjun Chen, Ph.D. – NCTR/FDA
Steven Foley, Ph.D. – NCTR/FDA
Dong Wang, Ph.D. – NCTR/FDA
Thanh Minh Nguyen, Ph.D. – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Wen Zou, Ph.D. – NCTR/FDA
Steve Barnes, Ph.D. – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Debswapna Bhattacharya Ph.D. – Auburn University
Committee Members
Ping Gong, Ph.D. – US Army Engineer Research and Development Center
Ramin Homayouni, Ph.D. – University of Memphis
Shraddha Thakkar, Ph.D. – FDA
Bindu Nanduri, Ph.D. Mississippi State University
Cesar Compadre, Ph.D. – University of Arkansas
Huixiao Hong, Ph.D. – FDA
Yongsheng Bai, Ph.D. – Indiana State University
Inimary Toby, Ph.D. – University of Dallas
Ujwani Nukala, Ph.D. Candidate – University of Arkansas
Darin Jones, Ph.D. – University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Mary Yang, Ph.D. – University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Prashanthi Manda, Ph.D. – UNC Greensboro
Robert Doerksen, Ph.D. – University of Mississippi
Malay Basu, Ph.D. – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Steering Committee
Ramin Homayouni, Ph.D. – University of Memphis – Chair
Bindu Nanduri, Ph.D. – Mississippi State University
Cesar Compadre, Ph.D. – University of Arkansas
Shraddha Thakkar, Ph.D. – FDA
Weida Tong, Ph.D. – FDA
Tutorial and Workshop Chairs
Proceeding Chairs
Jonathan Wren, Ph.D. – Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation- Chair
Robert Doerksen, Ph.D. – University of Mississippi
Logistics and Registration
Amanda Carballo – University of Alabama at Birmingham (For Logistics)
Shraddha Thakkar, Ph.D. – FDA (For Registration)
Poster Chair
Da Yan, Ph.D. University of Alabama at Birmingham – Chair
Fellowship & Awards Committee
Bindu Nanduri, Ph.D. – Mississippi State University- Chair
Student and Outreach Program Chair
Brittany N. Lasseigne, Ph.D. – HudsonAlpha- Co-chair
Ujwani Nukala, Ph.D. – University of Arkansas – Co-chair
Communication And Media
Shraddha Thakkar, Ph.D. – FDA – Chair
Ramin Homayouni, Ph.D. – University of Memphis
Heather Watts – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Nafisa Ajala – University of Alabama at Birmingham
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