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Multiscale Bioimaging and Bioinformatics Laboratory

Multiscale bioimaging and bioinformatics — from signal representation to human genomics.

We work across Biomedical Engineering, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Computer Science and Neuroscience at Tulane University.

What we do Join the lab People

  • 356 publications
  • 15 released methods
  • 59 members & alumni
Sparse Model
The solution path of a sparse model:the non-zero entries of the solution vector with respect to regularization parameter
Microscopic Imaging
Design of differential wavelets(left),which are used to enhance chromosome image banding patterns(middle)and classification(right)
Biomedical Imaging
Analysis of a variety of biomedical imaging: analysis of tagged MRI imaging (left); track of synapses from light microscope (middle); and detection of abnormal brain regions (right)
Genomics Informatics
Detection of CNVs from next generation sequencing data and correlate with complex diseases
Imaging Genomics
Intergration of multiscale genomic data for comprehensive analysis

News

  • Dr. Yu-Ping Wang, the PI of the lab, won the Convergence Award. The award is for a Tulane scholar or team of scholars who successfully collaborate across schools, units… Read the Nov. 4, 2022 update

  • Yuntong Bai, a PhD student at the group won two awards at the 2020 SPIE medical imaging conference in Houston, TX. Read the Feb. 23, 2020 update

  • Dr. Wang co-organized and chaired an international workshop on Mathematics in Advanced Medical Imaging: Models, Algorithms, and Big Data, from 30 December 2019 -- 3rd… Read the Jan. 3, 2020 update

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Recent publications

All 356 publications

Join the lab

PhD students receive full research support: tuition waiver, health insurance and travel to meetings. Postdocs and undergraduates are recruited every year.

  • Journal Club: Mondays, 3PM–4PM CST
  • Research meeting: Wednesdays, 2PM–3PM CST · center schedule

Openings and how to apply

Research areas

Six working themes, from wavelets and sparse models to imaging genomics.