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

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)

Co-Director, Division of Clinical Informatics, Department of Emergency Medicine

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 holds several key leadership positions, including Director of the Biomedical and Clinical Informatics Laboratory (BCIL), Director of the NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) for Data-Driven Drug Development and Treatment Assessment (DATA), Co-Director of the Division of Clinical Informatics within the Department of Emergency Medicine, and an Associate Director for the Michigan Institute for Data and AI in Society (MIDAS).

Dr. Najarian earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia, Canada, his M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran, and his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Iran. His research focuses on the design of computational systems using advanced signal and image processing methodologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for clinical applications and accelerated drug design. His work aims to improve patient care and reduce healthcare costs through computer-aided decision support systems and AI-driven drug design, with a specific focus on managing traumatic brain injuries, respiratory illnesses (such as ARDS), cardiac arrest, gastrointestinal diseases, and other critical care states.

His research has been continually funded by major agencies including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Defense (DoD), DARPA, and various private companies. Dr. Najarian’s extensive body of work includes more than 390 peer-reviewed publications and over 40 patents, many of which have been commercialized through partnerships with start-ups he has co-founded and large corporations. He has authored or edited four textbooks in biomedical informatics and AI, including the highly-regarded Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Medicine, and was honored as a Fulbright Specialist in 2023.

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

Keith David Aaronson, MD

Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Internal Medicine

Andrew Alt, PhD

Associate Research Scientist, Life Sciences Institute

Dan Beard, PhD

Carl J Wiggers Collegiate Professor of Cardiovascular Physiology

Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Omer Berenfeld, PhD

Professor of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Engineering

Ryan Barbaro, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Disease

Erin Craig, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

John DeLancey, MD

Norman F Miller Professor of Gynecology

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor of Urology

Harm Derksen, PhD

Professor, Department of Mathematics, Northeastern University

Daniel E. Ehrmann, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatric Cardiology

Jessica Golbus, MD

House Officer, Internal Medicine Cardiology, University of Michigan Hospitals

Mark R Hemmila, MD

Professor, Surgery

Scott Hummel, MD, MS

Section Chief, Cardiology, VA Ann Arbor Health System

Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine

Alexander Janke, MS, MHS

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Joseph Kohne, MD

UH Rainbow
Pediatric Critical Care

Frederick Korley, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

Cong Ma, PhD

Assistant Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, Medical School

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

Jodyn Platt, PhD

Associate Professor of Learning Health Sciences, Medical School

Associate Professor of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health

John Reavey-Cantwell, MD

Professor and Richard Roland Reynolds Chair in Neurosurgery, Virginia Commonwealth University

Florian Schmitzberger, MS, MS

Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Michael Sjoding, MD

Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine

Erica Stein, MD

Clinical Associate Professor, Radiology

Ryan Stidham, MD

Director of AI for Clinical Applications, Mayo Clinic

Molly Stout, MD

Morton R Lazar Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Innovation

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Section Head, Maternal Fetal Medicine

Duxin Sun, PhD

Associate Dean for Research

Charles R. Walgreen Jr. Professor of Pharmacy and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Peter Tessier, PhD

Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemical Engineering

Peter Toogood, PhD

Research Associate Professor and Director of Michigan Drug Discovery (MDD)

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

Peinan Zhao, PhD

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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 Manager

Emily Wittrup

ewittrup@med.umich.edu

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

Emily Wittrup, PhD

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. 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 Bachelor of Science in Data Science Engineering and Doctorate in Bioinformatics 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.