About this Class

The primary theme of Dr. Bult's personal research program is “bridging the digital biology divide,” reflecting the critical role that informatics and computational biology play in modern biomedical research. Dr. Bult is a Principal Investigator in the Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI) consortium that develops knowledge-bases to advance the laboratory mouse as a model system for research into the genetic and genomic basis of human biology and disease. Recent research initiatives in Dr. Bult's research group include computational prediction of gene function in the mouse and the use of the mouse to understand genetic pathways in normal lung development and disease.