Biomedical Data Science Innovation Lab and Seminar Series
Biomedical Data Science Innovation Lab
A five-day, all-expenses paid, academic workshop that connects early career level biomedical and data science researchers from across the country. Three facilitated virtual "microlabs" are held prior to the event.
Seminar Series
A free, online, academic year-long series of talks centered around the current BDSIL theme. The series is open to the public and all are encouraged to join live or watch on demand.
Participant Success
Project teams formed at the BDSIL develop proposals for submission to national funding agencies at the conclusion of the workshop. See the Past Labs page for previous topics, publications, and awards.
About the BDSIL
Each year the University of Virginia organizes a themed Biomedical Data Science Innovation Lab (BDSIL) workshop that fosters the development of new interdisciplinary collaborations and research project ideas. Activities are aimed at sparking creative thinking to examine the scale and scope of the targeted biomedical research domain, tackling the data science challenge, and reviewing potential solutions.
Around 30 competitively-selected, early-career biomedical or data science investigators and researchers are invited to participate. Throughout the program, professional facilitators assist the participants and accelerate the idea formulation process, while a team of scientific experts serve as mentors and impartial referees.
The BDSIL strives to develop new and bold approaches to address challenging biomedical questions for topics that could benefit from a fresh or divergent quantitative perspective. The collaborations and project ideas created during the lab work towards the development of novel or significantly adapted models, methods, and approaches for addressing these biomedical questions.
2023-2024 Foundations of Biomedical Data Science
Seminar Series
Join Live!
Fridays from 12-1pm ET Schedule coming soon!
The seminar series will provide essential topic introductions for viewers at all levels of the biomedical and computational sciences community. Visit the Seminar Series page to view the full lecture schedule.
All upcoming and previously streamed seminars are recorded and available to view at any time on The Foundations of Biomedical Data Science YouTube Channel.
2024 BDSIL
Building Partnerships for Generative AI Training in Biomedical and Clinical Research
June 16 - 20, 2024
at Bahia Resort Hotel in San Diego, California.
The Virtual MicroLabs will be held May 3, 17, and 31, 2024 from 12pm -2pm ET.
What People Are Saying
"It's super exciting and very stimulating. It's a very unique opportunity to make a lot of progress very quickly."
— Dr. Stephanie Hicks, 2018 BDSIL Participant
"The whole process was magical. At the end you have an amazing set of projects, and people that you legitimately want to work and hangout with."
— Dr. Laura Corlin, 2022 BDSIL Participant
“What a great experience this was! Excellent speakers and mentors! But the best part was meeting all the incredibly smart and motivated participants, each bringing ideas and different expertise to the table!"
— Dr. Ignacio Fernandez Mata, 2021 BDSIL Participant