Translational Biomedical Informatics News

Xiaoyue Ni, PhD, who has a secondary appointment in the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, led engineers in developing new wearable technology that provides real-time medical and athletic insights.

Duke researchers, including Ben Goldstein, PhD, are collaborating on a new project that uses machine learning to recognize patterns in electronic health record data associated with children who are later diagnosed with autism.

Division of Translational Biomedical Informatics faculty member Jessica D. Tenenbaum, PhD, FACMI, associate professor of biostatistics and bioinformatics, has been named as a 2025 fellow of the International Academy of Health Sciences (IAHS) Informatics, one of the highest honors in the field.

Learn more about Monica Agrawal, assistant professor of biostatistics and bioinformatics

Awards were presented at the School of Medicine Awards Ceremony on May 19th.

Xiaoyue Ni, Assistant Professor of the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, is creating flexible electronics that go on a person’s skin to monitor everything from heart rate to muscle activity to brain function in real time.

Pulse oximetry has long been trusted as a key diagnostic tool. However, for patients with darker skin tones, this technology may not be accurate. A new grant aims to fix that.

Nicoleta J. Economou-Zavlanos, PhD, has been named director of the newly established Duke Health AI Evaluation & Governance Program. She will be charged with driving the trustworthy, responsible, and equitable integration of AI in health care.