Bradley Malin, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University

Associate Professor of
Biomedical Informatics & Computer Science

Vice Chair for Research in the
Dept. of Biomedical Informatics

Director of the
Health Information Privacy Laboratory

Research

I have broad research interests in data mining, management, and trustworthy computing. I believe that the analysis of large quantities of health and molecular information has the potential to refine phenotype definitions into significantly more nuanced models, as well as novel clinical concepts, which associate with differential response to interventions. My work has demonstrated that we can make rapid progress in this direction by integrating novel computing infrastructures with statistically-driven methods to learn patterns and test predictive models. However, if we are to maximize the potential for data science in clinical investigations, we must make data available on a broad scale without violating the rights of the people to whom it corresponds. There are claims that infrastructure to support such sharing cannot be developed, but my research indicates otherwise and that by pursue multidisciplinary approaches that draw upon methods from computer science, biomedical knowledge, policy analysis, and economics, we can be successful.

Students

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Teaching

  • Fall 2014: Foundations of Biomedical Informatics (BMIF-300) [team taught]

Service