This BCB branch supports research on biomedical informatics and computational approaches that

• join biology with the computer sciences, engineering, mathematics, biostatistics and physics; and
• have potential broad applicability and usage by the biomedical research community.

Areas of emphasis in BCB-supported research include health informatics, development of computational software and tools, statistical approaches, and modeling techniques to study the complexity of biological systems at scales ranging from atomic to populations. This branch also supports modeling of infectious disease spread that adheres to NIGMS mission, as well as mathematical innovations for understanding basic biological and biomedical processes through the BioMath program with the National Science Foundation.

Program Areas

Bioinformatics

BioMath (NSF/NIGMS)

Biostatistics

Health Informatics

Infectious Disease Modeling

Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study (MIDAS)

Multi-scale Modeling

Software and Tools

Funding Opportunities, Research Resources, and Items of Interest

Resources and Centers

Investigator Initiated Funding Opportunities

Meetings and Seminars

For more information about bioinformatics and computational biology programs, contact:

Dorothy Beckett, Ph.D.
Acting Branch Chief, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Branch
Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Institutes of Health
45 Center Drive MSC 6200
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200