Computing + Biology

When imagining the future of technology, sometimes all we need to do is look out the window — or into a microscope.

Our researchers take inspiration from nature to redefine what a computer can be, from data storage using synthetic DNA, to sensors modeled on insects and leaves. We also advance technologies to help solve biology’s biggest mysteries, such as computational approaches for understanding the mechanisms of disease and brain-computer interfaces that can restore or augment physical function and mobility.

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Karl Böhringer

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Max Kleiman-Weiner

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Walter L. (Larry) Ruzzo

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Jacob Sunshine, M.D.

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Peter Tarczy-Hornoch

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Highlights

KUOW Soundside

Celebrating America’s 250th with an archiving technology as old as life itself

Researcher Chris Takahashi describes how the Molecular Information Systems Lab encoded historical documents from the Library of Congress in synthetic DNA for a time capsule marking America’s 250th anniversary.

Allen School News

Balazinska, Patel elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Professor Magda Balazinska was honored for her influential contributions in data management and data science, while Professor Shwetak Patel was recognized for his groundbreaking work applying computing to health and sustainability.

Forbes

Ph.D. student Chanwoo Kim named to Forbes 30 under 30 Asia

Kim was honored in the health care and sciences category for his work with professor Su-In Lee in the Allen School’s AI for bioMedical Sciences (AIMS) Lab on methods for improving the transparency, safety and explainability of medical AI systems.