Bioinformatics Program at IUPUI

Our faculty is working to fight COVID-19, using their research expertise. Prof. Sarath Janga, an Associate Professor in Bioinformatics at the Department of BioHealth Informatics, is developing a Genetic Signature for fast and accurate coronavirus test.

IU Looks to Genetic Signature in Quest for Faster Virus Test (INDIANAPOLIS) – Indiana University researchers are awaiting federal approval for a new coronavirus test they say is dramatically faster. The current test for coronavirus is similar to DNA testing: technicians copy a sample over and over to

Come join the Bioinformatics Club for yet another useful event on academic and career discussions!! Block your calendar for a productive Friday discussion.

Are you looking to apply for an internship or full-time position starting this summer? Do you need some guidance but unsure of whom to approach? Worry not. We got you covered!
The Bioinformatics Club at IUPUI has invited Pat Rhodes, the ‘Associate Director of Career Services’ at SOIC, to give some tips and tricks on how to build resumes and seize opportunities. The Career Services office gives advice to students on resources that can help escalate their career. When scheduled, the office also offers one-on-one counselling sessions!
Please reserve the below date and time and try making it to the event as Pat is very responsive and always has the school’s best interests at heart.
We request you to bring your friends as well!

Where: WK190, 719 Indiana Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46202.
When: 02/21/2020, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM.

Why: To seek academic and career guidance.

P.S. we have free food!

Congratulations to the Bioinformatics Club at IUPUI (BCAI) for receiving the Inclusivity Award at the 2019 IUPUI Student Organization Awards on Monday, April 22, 2019.

The Bioinformatics Club is a student-led organization of the Bioinformatics Program in the Department of BioHealth Informatics at the IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI. The club is less than two years old but with many innovative activities to welcome all students in the bioinformatics community. More information can be found on the SOIC news release at

Bioinformatics Club wins Inclusivity Award The Bioinformatics Club at IUPUI (BCAI), which represents students in the BioHealth Informatics Department at the IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI, was chosen to receive an Inclusivity Award at the 2019 IUPUI Student Organization Awards on Monday, April 22. Jiannan (Johnny) Liu, the c...

The Bioinformatics Club at IUPUI will have another Lighten-Up event on April 6th, the topic for this event is "Meet and Greet with Alumni". The Club is going to invite several graduated students who are currently working in different locations to connect via Zoom, they will share their experience on skill-sets building, networking and job hunting. It's worth noting that our previous bioinformatics club president Huzaifa will be one of guests (Cheers).

We will have this event at Walker Plaza 321 on Saturday, April 6th, 1PM - 2PM. Free lunch will be provided. If you cannot attend the event in person, you can still connect and discuss with our alumni by Zoom during the event.

Zoom meeting ID: 247-867-118
(https://iu.zoom.us/j/247867118)

New Year, New smiles! Congratulations to the Bioinformatics Club at IUPUI for another successful event! Best wishes to all the students in our departments.

The start of a year cannot get any better. We’re super happy and proud; Our family has gotten a lot bigger!

It’s always nice to meet and associate with people. The ‘BCAI new student orientation’ on 18th January was simply overwhelming. The club and other members of the department had an interaction with the new students. There was an exchange of research interests, career preferences, personal experiences and safety guidelines.

Purpose of the Bioinformatics club at IUPUI, is to help students make improvements in their academic and career lives, by giving the right amount of exposure in the form of events and also by acting as a medium that can facilitate the transfer of information between staff and the department.
We wish for every new student to feel at home and not hesitate to approach the club when required.

To newer opportunities,
To better prospects,
To a beautiful 2019!

Cheers.
Welcome, fellow researchers!

P.S.
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The Bioinformatics Club is having the 1st Lighten-Up Event of fall 2018 on Sep 13th, 4:00 - 6:00 pm. The topic for this Lighten-Up is "Entrepreneurship and Internship Basics."

The club has invited Dr. Gary Schwebach, who has spent the past 30 years conducting business research in the healthcare industry and was the founder of several companies include G & S Research, Inc. and Navigrant. He will share entrepreneurship basics and help our students know more about the business side of healthcare research. Students will discover more the business side of their current research areas.

The club invited students in the Bioinformatics program who had summer internship to share their experiences. They will also share how to find and prepare for an internship opportunity.

Come and join our event, free pens and buttons are available.
Topic: Entrepreneurship and Internship Basics
Time: Thursday, Sep 13th, 4:00-6:00 pm
Location: Walker Plaza 190 (719 Indiana Ave)

We have the bi-weekly BioHealth Informatics (BHI) Colloquium Series, which is open to the public. Students and faculty from other programs are welcome to attend. The fall semester BHI colloquia started with Dr. Renran Tian on "How does human behavior affect the performance of self-driving cars?".

The Our next presentation will be on Sep 7th, featuring Dr. Gary Schwebach, who led and developed several professional business services companies focused on multiple aspects of the healthcare industry. He is also the founder of several startup companies, including the Servant’s Heart Research, the ISEE Consultancy, and the Flatbed Tents Inc. More information about his seminar presentation is coming soon. 👏🏁

How does human behavior affect the performance of self-driving cars? Find out how Renran Tian, Ph.D. is answering that question. IUPUI School of Science Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI IUPUI Bioinformatics Program at IUPUI

You once said that it took you
forever to graduate.
You are sailing to the unknown world.
for a life of adventures!
Wish you the best successful life
and bright future.
Upon your return, you are still
young and full of spirit!

Congratulations to the IUPUI Bioinformatics Class of 2018! 👏👏

Congratulations to Suranga Kasthurirathne again! Way to go.

Suranga Kasthurirathne, a Ph.D. candidate in Biomedical and Health Informatics at Bioinformatics Program at IUPUI, is applying his software engineering background to important public health issues. Kasthurirathne chose IUPUI for its "strong network of researchers and affiliated organizations and scientists that few can match." His recent JAMIA publication, "Assessing the capacity of social determinants of health data to augment predictive models identifying patients in need of wraparound social services" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29177457, is also related to his dissertation work. Read more at https://fsph.iupui.edu/news-events/news/HalversonVest-Upstream.html.

Congratulations! Thanks to all the student volunteers!

Way to go for the Bioinformatics Club at IUPUI , a student led club in the Bioinformatics Program at IUPUI at the IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI.

Meet our Team!!!
The first Executive Board members of the Bioinformatics Club at IUPUI
It would have never been in the realm of possibility without all their support, hard work and dedication.
This club shall be a platform for everyone in the Bioinformatics Program at IUPUI to get involved and help each other.
Together we shall empower and inspire each other!