Predrag Radivojac

Predrag Radivojac is a Professor and former Associate Dean of Research at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University. His academic roles include tenure-track faculty positions and courtesy appointments at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and the Roux Institute. He leads research in computational biology, machine learning, and biomedical informatics, focusing on protein function prediction, genome interpretation, and semi-supervised learning.

Education details are limited in the text, but his career trajectory reflects advanced academic training in computer science and computational biology. His research interests include protein structure/function relationships, machine learning from biased data, and precision medicine applications. He collaborates widely, contributing to consortia like the IGVF and CAGI.

Radivojac has authored over 200 publications, with recent focus on variant interpretation (e.g., MutPred2), fairness in ML, and genomic analysis tools. Awards include 2025 ISCB Fellowship and 2007 NSF CAREER Award. He advises numerous PhD students and oversees grants in AI, genomics, and pregnancy outcomes. His lab develops methods for variant prioritization, functional annotation, and proteomics analysis.

• Key Projects: CAGI challenges, ClinGen collaborations, Hoosier Moms Cohort study
• Grants: NIH-funded studies on pregnancy genetics, NSF CAREER Award, and institutional research initiatives

He serves as ISCB President and editorial board member for Bioinformatics and Human Genetics. His lab is affiliated with Northeastern’s Experiential AI Institute and the Barnett Institute.