Divisions and Centers
Divisions
Bioinformatics
Andrea Califano, Chief
The Division of Bioinformatics comprises the Department of Biomedical Informatics faculty who participate in the Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. Division faculty carry out computational research in systems biology, virology, and structural biology.
Centers
Center for advanced Information Management (CAT)
George Hripcsak, Director; Vincent Tomaselli, Deputy Director
The Center for Advanced Information Management (CAT) is a New York State Center for Advanced Technology. Its mission is to help its industry partners to achieve technical and economic success using the expertise and resources of Columbia. The Center offers various activities and events that promote its mission, including a seed grant program that funds faculty researchers who work on joint projects with industry collaborators.
Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (C2B2)
Andrea Califano and Barry Honig, Directors
The Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (C2B2) is an interdepartmental center at Columbia University, whose goal is to catalyze research at the interface between biology and the computational and physical sciences. C2B2 is the host of MAGNet, the National Center for the Multiscale Analysis of Genomic and Cellular Networks.
MULTISCALE ANALYSIS OF GENOMIC AND CELLULAR NETWORKS (magnet)
Andrea Califano, PI
Funded through the National Centers for Biomedical Computing (NCBC) program, the National Center for the Multiscale Analysis of Genomic and Cellular Networks (MAGNet) addresses this challenge through the application of both knowledge-based and physics-based methods. The Center provides an integrative computational framework to organize molecular interactions in the cell into manageable context dependent components.
BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS RESOURCE (BMIR)
Stephen Johnson, PI
The Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research’s Biomedical Informatics Resource (BMIR), funded by Columbia’s Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA), has a dual role of providing information services to support clinical and translational research, as well as conducting original informatics research on the nature of research processes and how information services can improve their efficiency. Its broad goals are to use informatics services and research to facilitate translation of basic science knowledge into clinical studies, reengineer the conduct of clinical studies, and support translation of scientific knowledge into clinical practice.
CENTER FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN THE UNDERSERVED (CEBP)
Suzanne Bakken, PI
The School of Nursing’s Center for Evidence-based Practice in the Underserved (CEBP) is an NINR P30-funded interdisciplinary center, which uses the Chronic Care Model as its overarching framework to develop biobehavioral research capacity in self-management for underserved populations, exploiting its unique strengths in informatics and economic analysis.
HARLEM HEALTH PROMOTION CENTER (HHPC)
Alwyn Cohall, PI; Rita Kukafka, co-PI
The Harlem Health Promotion Center (HHPC) is an innovative and inclusive not-for-profit public health organization serving Harlem. HHPC aims to make use of community partnerships, communication and dissemination, training, evaluation, information technology, and infrastructure to improve the health and well-being of Harlem residents across a broad spectrum of health issues.
