Department: Biomedical Data Science

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BIODS201Biomedical Informatics Student SeminarParticipants report on recent articles from the Biomedical Informatics literature or their research projects. Goals are to teach critical reading of scientific papers and presentation skills. Summer Quarter consists of critical review of relevant lit...
BIODS205Bioinformatics for Stem Cell and Cancer BiologyFor graduate and medical students. High-throughput technologies and data science are essential tools in modern stem cell biology and cancer research. Students will gain practical exposure to bioinformatics concepts and techniques required to address...
BIODS210Configuration of the US Healthcare System and the Application of Big Data/AnalyticsAlmost no country anywhere in the world can afford their healthcare. Starbucks spends more money on healthcare than their coffee. General Motors spends more money on healthcare than steel for their cars. The macro economic effects of healthcare costs...
BIODS215Topics in Biomedical Data Science: Large-scale inferenceThe recent explosion of data generated in the fields of biology and medicine has led to many analytical challenges and opportunities for understanding human health. This graduate-level course focuses on methodology for large-scale inference from biom...
BIODS217Analytics AcceleratorThis is a multidisciplinary graduate level course designed to give students hands-on experience working in teams through real-world project-based research and experiential classroom activities. Students work in dynamic teams with the support of cours...
BIODS217AAnalytics Accelerator SeminarCME 217A introduces students to potential computational mathematics research projects at Stanford and with outside organizations. This seminar series is an introduction to winter quarter CME 217B, a multidisciplinary graduate level course designed to...
BIODS220Artificial Intelligence in HealthcareHealthcare is one of the most exciting application domains of artificial intelligence, with transformative potential in areas ranging from medical image analysis to electronic health records-based prediction and precision medicine. This course will i...
BIODS221Machine Learning Approaches for Data Fusion in BiomedicineVast amounts of biomedical data are now routinely available for patients, raging from genomic data, to radiographic images and electronic health records. AI and machine learning are increasingly used to enable pattern discover to link such data for i...
BIODS227Current Topics in Machine Learning for NeuroimagingThe discovery of biological markers in medical applications is a fast-growing field. For this purpose, different experimental and neuroscientific procedures are incorporated to detect biological signatures and improve diagnosis or treatment of comple...
BIODS232Consulting Workshop on Biomedical Data ScienceThe Data Studio is a collaboration between Spectrum (The Stanford Center for Clinical and Translational research and Education) and the Department of Biomedical Data Science (DBDS). The educational goal of this workshop is to provide data science con...
BIODS235Best practices for developing data science software for clinical and healthcare applicationsBest practices for developing data science software for clinical and healthcare applications is a new seminar aimed to provide an overview of the strategies, processes, and regulatory hurdles to develop software implementing new algorithms or analyti...
BIODS237Deep Learning in Genomics and BiomedicineRecent breakthroughs in high-throughput genomic and biomedical data are transforming biological sciences into "big data" disciplines. In parallel, progress in deep neural networks are revolutionizing fields such as image recognition, natural language...
BIODS239Introduction to Analysis of RNA Sequence DataIntroduction to analysis of RNA-sequencing data including theory and applications. Topics discussed will include computer scientific approaches to sequencing alignment such as dynamic programming, and statistical techniques that are that are used in...
BIODS240Race, Data Algorithms, and HealthThis course studies the interplay between race, data and algorithms in healthcare. The particular viewpoint we want to take is to understand the role of data, data analysis and algorithms in supporting equitable delivery of health care to members of...
BIODS248-BCausal Inference in Clinical Trials and Observational StudyThis course offers an overview of statistical foundations for causal inference and introduces new analytic methods for causal inference in both randomized controlled trials and observational study. The covered topics include outcome regression, prope...
BIODS248BPCausal Inference in Clinical Trials and Observational Study (II)This course offers an overview of statistical foundations for causal inference. This course introduces new analytic methods for causal inference in observational study including propensity score, doubly robust estimation, instrumental variables, marg...
BIODS249Causal Inference in Clinical Trials and Observational Study (II)This course offers an overview of statistical foundations for causal inference. This course introduces new analytic methods for causal inference in observational study including propensity score, doubly robust estimation, instrumental variables, marg...
BIODS253Software Engineering For ScientistsThe importance of software to science has grown tremendously over the past 20 years. Proper use of standardized Software Engineering techniques, such as cloud computing, testing, virtualization, testing, and source control, is often necessary for hig...
BIODS260AWorkshop in BiostatisticsApplications of data science techniques to current problems in biology, medicine and healthcare. To receive credit for one or two units, a student must attend every workshop. To receive two units, in addition to attending every workshop, the student...
BIODS260BWorkshop in BiostatisticsApplications of data science techniques to current problems in biology, medicine and healthcare. To receive credit for one or two units, a student must attend every workshop. To receive two units, in addition to attending every workshop, the student...
BIODS260CWorkshop in BiostatisticsApplications of data science techniques to current problems in biology, medicine and healthcare. To receive credit for one or two units, a student must attend every workshop. To receive two units, in addition to attending every workshop, the student...
BIODS299Directed Reading and ResearchFor students wishing to receive credit for directed reading or research time. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
BIODS352Topics in Computing for Data ScienceA seminar-style course with lectures on a range of computational topics important for modern data-intensive science, jointly supported by the Statistics department and Stanford Data Science, and suitable for advanced undergraduate/graduate students e...
BIODS360Inclusive Mentorship in Data ScienceThis course has the following broad goals: (1) To ensure that Stanford graduate students in data science are intentionally trained to effectively mentor people who may be different from them. (2) To sustainably develop pathways to increase access to...
BIODS388Stakeholder Competencies for Artificial Intelligence in HealthcareAdvancements of machine learning and AI into all areas of medicine are now a reality and they hold the potential to transform healthcare and open up a world of incredible promise for everyone. But we will never realize the potential for these technol...
BIODS399Graduate Research on Biomedical Data ScienceStudents undertake investigations sponsored by individual faculty members. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
BIODS472Data science and AI for COVID-19This project class investigates and models COVID-19 using tools from data science and machine learning. We will introduce the relevant background for the biology and epidemiology of the COVID-19 virus. Then we will critically examine current models t...
BIODS48NRiding the Data WaveImagine collecting a bit of your saliva and sending it in to one of the personalized genomics company: for very little money you will get back information about hundreds of thousands of variable sites in your genome. Records of exposure to a variety...