Stephen Ramsey

Stephen Ramsey, an Associate Professor at Oregon State University, holds dual appointments in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (College of Engineering) and the Department of Biomedical Sciences (Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine). With a PhD in Physics from the University of Maryland, his postdoctoral training in computational genomics at the University of Washington, and professional experience at the Institute for Systems Biology and Center for Infectious Disease Research, Ramsey bridges computational methods with biomedical applications.

• Education: Ph.D., Physics, University of Maryland; M.S., Physics, University of Maryland; Sc.B., Mathematical Physics, Brown University

Ramsey specializes in computational systems biology, focusing on bioinformatics, biomedical knowledge graphs, and precision medicine. His research integrates machine learning, gene regulatory network modeling, and multi-omics data analysis to address challenges in rare disease diagnostics, drug monitoring, and inflammatory disease mechanisms. Current work includes AI-driven biomedical translation and electrochemical biosensor development for non-invasive diagnostics.

Recent publications highlight knowledge graph applications in translational biomedicine, causal network inference in clinical-environmental data integration, and cross-species cancer transcriptomics. His team develops tools like RTX-KG2 and PloverDB to standardize biomedical data sharing and semantic reasoning.

Scientific Awards:

• 2019 Zoetis Award (Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine)
• 2016 NSF CAREER Award
• 2016 PhRMA New Investigator Award
• 2010 NIH K25 Mentored Quantitative Research Award

Ramsey advises in computational biology courses (CS 446/546) and contributes to biomedical AI through projects like mediKanren for rare disease diagnostics. His NSF-funded research explores gene expression noise and regulatory network dynamics, while NIH and PhRMA grants support his translational medicine initiatives.

He leads the Ramsey Laboratory, which develops graph-based reasoning tools for biomedical data translation and multi-omics integration. The lab's work spans comparative oncology models, electrochemical biosensors, and knowledge graph infrastructure for clinical decision support.