People

Lab Members

Kayvan Najarian, PhD

kayvan@umich.edu
(734) 763-3924
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NCRC
2800 Plymouth Rd.
Bldg. 18-155
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

DCMB

DATA

MIDAS

Weil Institute

Kayvan Najarian (PI)

Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics,
Emergency Medicine, and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Director, Biomedical and Clinical Informatics Laboratory

Director, Center for Data-Driven Drug Development and Treatment Assessment (DATA)

Associate Director, Michigan Institute for Data and AI in Society (MIDAS)

Associate Director, Weil Institute for Critical Care Research and Innovation

Bio and Research

Dr. Kayvan Najarian is a Professor in the Gilbert S. Omenn Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (DCMB) as well as the departments of Emergency Medicine and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan. He is the Director of the Biomedical and Clinical Informatics Laboratory (BCIL) and is an Associate Director for the Weil Institute for Critical Care Research and Innovation. Dr. Najarian is also an Associate Director for the Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS), serving as the point person for data science collaboration in Biological Sciences and Health Sciences.

Dr. Najarian received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of British Columbia, Canada, M.Sc in Biomedical Engineering from Amirkabir University, Iran, and B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University, Iran. The focus of Dr. Kayvan Najarian’s research is on the design of signal/image processing and machine learning methods to create computer-assisted clinical decision support systems that improve patient care and reduce the costs of healthcare.

Dr. Najarian’s lab also designs sensors to collect and analyze physiological signals and images. In particular, Dr. Najarian’s research focuses on creating decision support systems to manage traumatic brain injuries, traumatic pelvic/abdominal injuries and hemorrhagic shock, cardiac arrest and other critical care states.

Dr. Najarian’s research has been funded by agencies such as the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Department of Defense. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Biomedical Engineering and Computational Biology and the Associate Editor of two other journals in the field of biomedical informatics. He is also a member of the editorial board of many other journals and serves as the guest editor of special issues for several journals in the field. Dr. Najarian has over 200 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications including a highly referenced textbook in the field of biomedical signal and image processing.

Faculty Partners

Gilbert S. Omenn, MD, PhD

Harold T. Shapiro Distinguished University Professor

Director, Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics

Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics

Professor of Internal Medicine, Human Genetics, and Public Health

Ryan Stidham, MD

Associate Professor of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine

Keith David Aaronson, MD

Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Internal Medicine

Ryan Barbaro, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Disease

Harm Derksen, PhD

Professor, Department of Mathematics, Northeastern University

Daniel E. Ehrmann, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatric Cardiology

Hamid Ghanbari, MD

Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine Cardiology, Medical School

Jessica Golbus, MD

House Officer, Internal Medicine Cardiology, University of Michigan Hospitals

Jonathan Gryak, PhD

Assistant Professor, Queens College, City University of New York

Mark R Hemmila, MD

Professor, Surgery

Joseph Kohne, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatric Critical Care

Frederick Korley, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

Michael Mathis, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology

Kenn Oldham, PhD

Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Associate Chair, Mechanical Engineering

Aditya S. Pandey, MD

Chair and Julian T. Hoff, M.D. Professor

Professor, Neurological Surgery, Radiology, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Michael Sjoding, MD

Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine

Erica Stein, MD

Clinical Associate Professor, Radiology

Peter Tessier, PhD

Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemical Engineering

J. Scott VanEpps, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

Kevin Ward, MD

Professor, Emergency Medicine Director, Weil Institute

Craig A. Williamson, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

Richard Wilson

Professor of Pattern Analysis, University of York

Visiting Faculty

kuanfuc@med.umich.edu

Kuan-Fu Chen, MD, PhD

Professor, College of Intelligent Computing, Chang Gung University

Research Center for Emerging Viral Infection, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Physician Scientist and Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan

Research Investigator

Cristian Minoccheri

minoc@umich.edu

NCRC
2800 Plymouth Rd.
Bldg. 10-A109
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Cristian Minoccheri

Research Investigator, Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics

Bio and Research

Dr. Minoccheri earned a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Stony Brook University. At the University of Michigan he has been Postdoctoral Assistant Professor in the Mathematics Department and Research Fellow at the DCMB, before being appointed Research Investigator.

His current research interests are in tensor methods for machine learning and deep learning, interpretable machine learning, and generative models.

Research Manager

Emily Wittrup

ewittrup@med.umich.edu

NCRC
2800 Plymouth Rd.
Bldg. 18-160
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Emily Wittrup

Research Manager, Biomedical & Clinical Informatics Lab

Senior Computational Biologist, Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics

Bio and Research

Emily Wittrup is a Senior Computational Biologist and Research Manager for the Biomedical and Clinical Informatics Lab at the University of Michigan Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics where she is also a PhD candidate under Dr. Kayvan Najarian. Prior to her current role, she gained valuable experience as a Data Scientist for a health system where she developed a passion for harnessing computational methodologies to advance medical research into practice, improving patient outcomes. She holds a Master of Science in Bioinformatics and a Bachelor of Science in Data Science Engineering, both from the University of Michigan.

Her current research includes AI applications for drug design and supporting clinical decision making for medical conditions such as heart failure, strokes, and traumatic brain injuries.

Operations Director

Chloe Winnie, MBA

cmwinnie@umich.edu

NCRC
2800 Plymouth Rd.
Bldg. 18-161
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Chloe Winnie (Desselles)

Director of Operations, Biomedical and Clinical Informatics Laboratory

Director of Operations, Center for Data-Driven Drug Development and Treatment Assessment (DATA)

Bio

Chloe Winnie is experienced as a management consultant, communication coordinator, and social media manager within academia. She is currently serving as the Director of Operations for the Biomedical and Clinical Informatics Lab and Center for Data-Driven Drug Development and Treatment Assessment for the University of Michigan.

Through her experience at Eastern Michigan University Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Chloe has developed a robust understanding of business operations and strategic communication. She hopes to leverage her knowledge to drive impactful initiatives within the Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (DCMB).

Chloe earned a MBA with a concentration in Entrepreneurship and a BA in Communication from Eastern Michigan University.