Gill Bejerano

Professor of Developmental Biology, of Computer Science and of Pediatrics (Genetics)

Bio

Gill Bejerano holds a B.Sc. In Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science, and a Ph.D in Computer Science (Machine Learning applications in Biology) from Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Gill got into genomics in 2003, started a wet lab in 2007, began analyzing patient genomes and medical records in 2014, got into cryptogenomics in 2017 and has become very interested in healthcare economics and patient risk management in 2021. He is recognized by multiple academic awards including two best paper and tomorrow's PI awards, Mallinckrodt, Sloan, Human Frontiers, Searle, Okawa, David and Lucile Packard, Microsoft and Sony Scholar awards. Gill has trained, collaborated and advised computational scientists, experimentalists, clinicians, and MBAs and has helped both start-ups and Fortune 500 companies.

Academic Appointments

Professor, Developmental Biology
Professor, Computer Science
Professor, Pediatrics - Medical Genetics
Member, Bio-X
Member, Cardiovascular Institute
Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)
Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)
Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Administrative Appointments

Member, Editorial Board, Gene (2007 - 2008)
Technical Advisory Board, Numenta (2008 - Present)

Honors & Awards

Rector Prize & Deans list for undergraduate achievements., Hebrew University (1993-1996)
Intel award for achievements., Hebrew University (1996)
Rector Prize & Deans list for graduate studies achievements., Hebrew University (1997-1999)
Rachel & Salim Banin scholarship., Hebrew University (1999)
Best paper by a young scientist award., RECOMB conference (1999)
Levi Eshkol graduate studies fellowship., Hebrew University (1999-2002)
Best paper by a young scientist award., RECOMB conference (2003)
Junior Faculty Grant, Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation (2007-2010)
Tomorrow's Principal Investigator, Genome Technology Magazine (2008)
Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (2008-2010)
Young Investigator Award, Human Frontier Science Program (2008-2011)
Searle Scholar, Searle Scholars Program (2008-2011)
Research Grant Award, Okawa Foundation (2008)
Fellow, David & Lucile Packard Foundation (2008-2013)
New Faculty Fellow, Microsoft Research (2009)

Professional Education

Ph.D., Hebrew University, Computer Science (2004)
B.Sc., Hebrew University, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science (summa cum laude) (1997)

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

The Bejerano lab interests evolve continuously. As of 2021 they span data science, genomic variants of large effect, cryptogenomics, machine learning with electronic health records and healthcare economics.
We have done seminal work and continue to play an active role in:
1. Automating monogenic patient diagnosis and reanalysis.
2. The genomic signatures of independent divergent and convergent trait evolution in mammals.
3. The logic of human gene regulation.
4. The reasons for sequence ultraconservation.
5. Cryptogenomics to bridge medical silos.
6. Cryptogenetics to debate social injustice.
We are also getting quite interested in:
7. Managing patient risk using machine learning.
8. Understanding the incentive structure of the US healthcare system.

2025-26 Courses

Foundations of Computational Human Genomics
BMDS 173A, CS 173A, DBIO 173A (Aut)

Independent Studies
- Advanced Reading and Research
  CS 499 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Advanced Reading and Research
  CS 499P (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Biomedical Informatics Teaching Methods
  BMDS 295 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Curricular Practical Training
  CS 390A (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Curricular Practical Training
  CS 390B (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Curricular Practical Training
  CS 390C (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Directed Reading and Research
  BMDS 299 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Directed Reading in Developmental Biology
  DBIO 299 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Directed Reading in Neurosciences
  NEPR 299 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Graduate Research
  DBIO 399 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Independent Project
  CS 399 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Independent Project
  CS 399P (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Independent Work
  CS 199 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Independent Work
  CS 199P (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Medical Scholars Research
  BMDS 370 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Medical Scholars Research
  DBIO 370 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Part-time Curricular Practical Training
  CS 390D (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Programming Service Project
  CS 192 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Research
  PHYSICS 490 (Spr)
- Senior Project
  CS 191 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Supervised Undergraduate Research
  CS 195 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Undergraduate Research
  DBIO 199 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Writing Intensive Senior Research Project
  CS 191W (Aut, Win, Spr)

Prior Year Courses

Graduate and Fellowship Programs

Biomedical Data Science (Masters Program)
Biomedical Data Science (Phd Program)
Cardiovascular Medicine (Fellowship Program)
Clinical Informatics (Fellowship Program)
Developmental Biology (Phd Program)
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics (Fellowship Program)
Genetics (Phd Program)
Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling (Masters Program)
Medical Genetics (Fellowship Program)
Molecular and Genetic Medicine (Fellowship Program)
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (Fellowship Program)
Neurosciences (Phd Program)

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