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The Institute for Biomedical Informatics (IBI) at the University of Kentucky (UK) was established in 2015 and is lead by Jeffery Talbert, PhD. IBI provides an environment for multidisciplinary team science to advance biomedical informatics and improve human health.

The academic home of IBI is the Division of Biomedical Informatics in the Department of Internal MedicineUK College of Medicine.

IBI provides expertise to the Biomedical Informatics Core of the Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS), an NCATS-funded CTSA hub, as well as other UK centers and institutes.
 

Parking

Options for visitor parking include purchasing a day pass from Transportation Services, located in Parking Garage #6 (721 Press Avenue). Other parking options may be arranged in advance with the IBI's main office.

See Transportation Services for more information.
 

Technical Inquiries

For questions and comments regarding website content, website technical issues, and IBI software: ibi-support@uky.edu

 

General Inquiries

Tamela Harper, Project Director
University of Kentucky Institute for Biomedical Informatics

Institute for Biomedical Informatics

Healthy Kentucky Research Building 3rd Floor

Location Detail
Tamela Harper, Project Director
Email
ibi-support@uky.edu
Phone
(859) 257-9384

Leadership

Jeffery Talbert
Jeffery Talbert, PhD
Director, Institute for Biomedical Informatics
Division Chief for Biomedical Informatics
Professor and University Research Professor
Associate Director Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS)

Faculty

V K Cody Bumgardner
V K Cody Bumgardner, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Director, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Informatics
Ishanu Chattopadhyay
Ishanu Chattopadhyay, PhD
Assistant Professor, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Internal Medicine
Qiang Cheng
Qiang Cheng, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Internal Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
Melissa Clarkson
Melissa Clarkson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Internal Medicine
Eric B. Durbin
Eric B. Durbin, DPH
Director, Cancer Research Informatics Shared Resource Facility, Markey Cancer Center
Director, Kentucky Cancer Registry
Assistant Professor, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Internal Medicine
Mark Ebbert
Mark T. W. Ebbert, PhD
Assistant Professor, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Biomedical Informatics
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Sally Ellingson
Sally Ellingson, PhD
Manager, High Performance Computing, Cancer Research Informatics Shared Resource Facility, Markey Cancer Center
Assistant Professor, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Internal Medicine
Daniel Harris
Daniel Harris, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Internal Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science
Yasminka (Sasha) Jakubek Swartzlander
Yasminka (Sasha) Jakubek Swartzlander, PhD
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine & Division of Biomedical Informatics
Member, Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program, Markey Cancer Center
Jong Cheol (JC) Jeong
Jong Cheol (JC) Jeong, PhD
Manager, Cancer Research Data Commons, Cancer Research Informatics Shared Resource Facility, Markey Cancer Center
Assistant Professor, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Internal Medicine
Ramakanth (Rama) Kavuluru
Ramakanth (Rama) Kavuluru, PhD
Professor, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Internal Medicine
Professor, Department of Computer Science
Sujin Kim
Sujin Kim, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Internal Medicine
Associate Professor, College of Communication and Information
Justin Miller
Justin Miller, PhD
Director, Pathology Bioinformatics
Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics
Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
Hunter Moseley
Hunter Moseley, PhD
Informatics Core Director, Resource Center for Stable Isotope-Resolved Metabolomics
Associate Director, Institute for Biomedical Informatics
Professor, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry / Markey Cancer Center
Cody Steely
Cody Steely, PhD
Assistant Professor, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Internal Medicine
Yuan Wen
Yuan Wen, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology
Assistant Professor, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Internal Medicine

Administrative Staff

Tamela Harper, MHA, PMP
Tamela Harper, MHA, PMP
Operations Director
Megan Kidd
Megan Kidd
Administrative Staff Officer II, Division of Biomedical Informatics
Samantha Hillard
Samantha Hillard, SHRM-CP
Administrative Services Coordinator
Steve Roggenkamp
Steve Roggenkamp
Research Database Administrator Senior, Division of Biomedical Informatics