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. Watch our recent seminar to hear the experiences of past participants and how the BDSIL has positively impacted their collaborative research activities.
2024-2025 Foundations of Biomedical Data Science
Seminar Series
Join Live!
Fridays from 12-1pm ET
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.
2025 BDSIL
Quantitative Approaches in Spatial Multi-Omics for Guiding Personalized Medicine
June 16 - 20, 2025
What People Are Saying
"The knowledge and skills I gained from this training will greatly benefit my long-term career development, and the challenges I faced helped me maintain my passion for science and overcome obstacles.”"
— Dr. Pei-Ying Chuang, 2024 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