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Juli Klemm, Ph.D.

Acting Director
Center for Biomedical Informatics & Information Technology

Current Role

As the Acting Director of CBIIT, I am responsible for overseeing and advocating for CBIIT’s mission to empower NCI staff and the broader cancer research community with the data science, information technology, and data sharing tools necessary improve our understanding and treatment of cancer. This mission is carried out by the talented teams in CBIIT’s Offices and Programs—including the Office of the Chief Information Officer, the Informatics and Data Science Program, and the Office of the Director. In addition, I serve on the leadership team of the NCI’s Artificial Intelligence Working Group.

Publications

Background

Education

  • Ph.D., Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • B.S., Biology, University of Utah

Previous Work

  • Program Director, Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives, NCI
  • Branch Chief, Cancer Informatics Branch, Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology, NCI

Recent Awards

  • 2024 NCI Director’s Award, for work with the NCI’s Artificial Intelligence Working Group
  • 2021 NIH Director’s Award, for establishment of the NCI’s Serological Sciences Network
  • 2015 NCI Director’s Award, for work with the Informatics Technology for Cancer Research (ITCR) Program

My Team

  • Tanja Davidsen, Ph.D., Branch Chief, Data Ecosystem Branch
  • Daoud Meerzaman, Ph.D., Branch Chief, Computational Genomics and Bioinformatics
  • Marcos Munoz, M.S., Director, Office of Business Operations
  • Jim Racheff, M.S./M.B.A., NCI Acting Chief Information Officer, Branch Chief, IT Services and Support Branch Chief
  • Umit Topaloglu, Ph.D., Branch Chief, Clinical and Translational Research Informatics
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