2026 BIDS-TP Hackathon

The 4th Annual BIDS-TP Hackathon

The BIDS-TP Hackathon is back for its third year, bringing together trainees in biomedical informatics and computational medicine to tackle real-world challenges. This event is a great opportunity to engage with peers, develop new technical skills, and collaborate on cutting-edge research problems.

Sponsored by the Biomedical Informatics and Data Science Training Program (BIDS-TP) and the Gilbert S. Omenn Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (DCMB).

• Date: Monday, May 4th, 2026

• Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

• Location: 2710 Furstenberg Room (Med Sci II Bldg.)  

Who Can Attend?

• All PhD and Masters trainees from the Biomedical Informatics and Data Science Training Program (BIDS-TP), the Bioinformatics Graduate Program, and the Gilbert S. Omenn Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (DCMB)

• BIDS-TP trainees may invite a guest

• BIDS-TP Mentors are encouraged to join

• We will cap the Hackathon to the first 25 people to register

What to Expect

• Exciting coding and data challenges in biomedical informatics

• Team-based problem-solving and innovative solutions

• Guidance from leading faculty mentors

• Networking with faculty, mentors, and peers

Faculty Leading the Projects

• Marcin Cieslik, PhD

• Aditya Jalin 

• Matt O’Meara, PhD

• Cristina Mitrea, PhD

Contact Information

• Ivo Dinov, PhD (BIDS-TP Director) – dinov@umich.edu

• Ryan Mills, PhD (BIDS-TP Associate Director) – remills@umich.edu

• Staff Support: Julia Eussen – jneussen@med.umich.edu and Aaron Bookvich – vittala@med.umich.edu