Twenty-three students in Yale's inaugural Computational Biology and Biomedical Informatics (CB&B) master's program delivered final research project presentations April 17 and 24, 2026, at Yale's Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (BIDS), concluding the program's first year of graduate study.
Announcement
BIDS Graduates First CB&B Master's Cohort
By the Numbers
Nearly 80% of the Class of 2026 were admitted to doctoral programs or accepted professional employment. Eight graduates were admitted to doctoral programs at institutions such as MIT, Yale, Cornell, and Emory, and ten accepted professional positions in academia and industry. Five graduates remained in active candidacy at the time of publication.
Graduate Placement
| Type | Organization/Program |
|---|---|
| Employment | Postgrad Associate - Yale | Biomedical Informatics & Data Science |
| Employment | Bioinformatics Solutions Architect - Lifebit |
Employment | Postgrad Associate - Yale | Biomedical Informatics & Data Science |
| Employment | Venture Slainte Health |
| Employment | Research Assistant - Yale | Wu Tsai Institute |
| Employment | Software Engineer - Yale | Wu Tsai Institute |
| Employment | Postgrad Associate - Yale | Molecular Cell |
| Employment | Postgrad Associate - Yale | Biomedical Informatics & Data Science |
| Employment | Bioinformatics Engineer | Research Company in China |
| Employment | Software Engineer | Google |
| PhD | MIT - Media Arts and Sciences Program |
| PhD | MIT - Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Program |
| PhD | Yale - Computer Science Program |
| PhD | Washington University - Computational and Systems Biology Program |
| PhD | UT Health/MD Anderson Cancer Center - GSBC Program Cancer Biology Track |
| PhD | Yale - Statistics and Data Science Program |
| PhD | Emory - Computer Science and Informatics Program |
| PhD | Cornell - Computer Science Program |
Final Research Project Presentations
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About the Program
The CBB MS is a terminal master's program housed within Yale's Section of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (BIDS). It applies a data science perspective to the biomedical domain, with a curriculum spanning genomics, clinical informatics, and computational modeling of biological systems. Students benefit from Yale's interdepartmental structure, conducting research alongside faculty across the university.
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