Donna Slonim

Professor Donna Slonim is a leading computational biologist at Tufts University with dual appointments in the Department of Computer Science and Department of Immunology, and membership in the Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology program. She holds a Ph.D. from MIT (1996) and focuses on integrating genomic data with algorithmic approaches to advance disease diagnosis and treatment.

• Education
  • Ph.D., MIT, 1996
  • M.S., University of California, Berkeley, 1991
  • B.S., Yale University, 1990

Research Interests include:

• Algorithm development for biological network analysis
• Precision medicine applications in human development
• Pharmacogenomics and drug discovery
• Temporal gene expression modeling
• Machine learning for biomedical data

Scientific Awards:

• Best Student-Led Paper Award at ACM-BCB 2022

Academic Leadership:

• Teaches courses like Computational Biology, Statistical Bioinformatics, and Biological Networks
• Co-leads the BCB Group at Tufts
• On sabbatical during 2025-26 but remains active in research