CGSI – Computational Genomics Summer Institute

We are now accepting applications for the Computational Genomics Summer Institute 2026! Please follow the application link above and see below for more information. The preliminary CGSI 2026 speakers will be announced in the winter and will be updated as they confirm.

Long Program, July 8 – 31, 2026
⇒Includes the Opening Retreat in Palos Verdes (July 8-11) and the following:
First Short Program: Computational Genomics, July 13 -17
→Features concurrent workshops on Popgen/Statgen, Comp Methods in Genomics, and Algorithmic Methods
Middle Week of the Long Program, July 20 – 24
Second Short Program: Computational Medicine, July 27 – 31
→Features concurrent workshops on Genomic Biobanks, Machine Learning in Health, and Comp Genomics

Long program participants attend the entire program. Short program participants attend one of the two short programs.

CGSI alumni, did you publish an article as a result of CGSI? Please tell us about it!

CGSI is supported by a grant from the NIH. Outcomes of the program, including publications that resulted from a collaboration that started at CGSI, demonstrate the impact of the program. Please complete the form to report a publication. The form also has a space for reporting other kinds of outcomes.

CGSI brings together mathematical and computational scientists working in the areas of genomics, medical imaging, and analysis of electronic health records. The program fosters interactions between researchers at all career stages and advances the mathematical foundations of this exciting field.

With support from NIH grant GM135043 and in partnership with the Safra Center for Bioinformatics at Tel Aviv University and the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD).

Programs

Long Program

Graduate students and recent PhDs may apply to participate in the entire 23-day long program (July 8 – 31), including the retreat and both short courses. The intermediate week will consist of morning lectures and group discussions and presentations. Housing is available for an additional fee.

Short Programs

There are two short programs or workshops. The first short program (July 13 – 17) focuses on computational genomics and includes workshops on Population and Statistical Genetics, Computational Methods in Genomics and Algorithmic Methods.

The second short program (July 27 – 31) focuses on methods in computational methods in medicine inlcuding computational approaches to medical imaging, machine learning applied to health data, and computational genomics of biobanks. The program includes workshops on Genomic Biobanks, Machine Learning in Health and Computational Genomics.

Both short programs feature research talks and tutorials, social and cultural activities, and some meals. Housing is available for an additional fee.