Bonnie Berger

Bonnie Berger is the Simons Professor of Mathematics at MIT and Professor of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science. She heads the Computation and Biology group at MIT's Computer Science and AI Lab (CSAIL), with affiliations at Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST), the Broad Institute, and Harvard Medical School. Her work bridges theoretical computer science and computational biology.

• Research Focus: Algorithms, generative AI in biology, structural bioinformatics, genomic privacy, network inference, and medical genomics.
• Key Article Trends: Recent publications emphasize tuberculosis immunology, single-cell genomic analysis, chromatin remodeling, and SARS-CoV-2 receptor dynamics.

Scientific Honors:

• National Academy of Sciences (2020)
• American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• ISCB Accomplishments by a Senior Scientist Award (2019)
• RECOMB Test of Time Award (2010, 2019)
• NSF CAREER Award
• Honorary Doctorate from EPFL

Advisory Roles: Vice President of ISCB, Head of RECOMB Steering Committee, NIGMS Advisory Council. She mentors across computational and biological disciplines and leads interdisciplinary collaborations.

Labs & Teams: Leads MIT's Computation and Biology group at CSAIL, collaborating with institutions like the Broad Institute and NIH-funded projects.