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Brian D. Athey

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Brian D. Athey
Ph.D.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan (Ph.D.)
Known for
  • Michael Savageau Collegiate Professorship
  • Founding Chair, Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
Awards
  • Peace Fellowship, Federation of American Scientists (2005)
  • Fellow, American College of Medical Informatics (FACMI)
  • Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Scientific career
Fields
  • Computational biology
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biomedical informatics
  • Biophysics
Institutions
Websiteathey.lab.medicine.umich.edu

Brian D. Athey is an American computational biologist and professor. He is the Michael Savageau Collegiate Professor and Founding Chair of the Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (DCMB) in the University of Michigan Medical School. He also holds joint professorship in Psychiatry and Internal Medicine.[1]

Athey's career spans over three decades where he's served as principal investigator in National Library of Medicine (NLM) Visible Human Project, the DARPA Telepathology and Virtual Solider Projects, and the NIH National Center for Integrative Biomedical Informatics (NCIBI). A biophysicist by training, his research is focused on pharmocogenomics. He also co-founded Phenomics Health.[1][2]

Athey is an elected fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics (FACMI) and to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (FAAAS).[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Michigan Research Expert: Brian Athey in UM Experts - Michigan Research Experts". dimensions.umich.edu. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
  2. ^ Presswire, EIN (May 12, 2025). "Phenomics Health Inc. Appoints Daniel Jasewicz as Chief Executive Officer". Fox 59. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  3. ^ "AI and Health Science Distinguished Speaker Series". www.buffalo.edu. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
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