The Program
R25 PREP-Omics: The UCLA Department of Pediatrics Research Education Program in Bioinformatics, Omics, and Computational Biology is a 12-week program (October–December) funded by the NICHD (5R25HD109116) for UCLA Pediatric subspecialty fellows and Pediatric residents who are interested in expanding their education in bioinformatics and computational biology. The program leverages UCLA’s resources and expertise in bioinformatics, omics, and computational biology to provide targeted education for Pediatric graduate medical trainees. It focuses on bridging knowledge and skill gaps while enhancing research training in big data analysis.
Components of the Program
- Didactic lectures
- Bioinformatics workshops taught through the UCLA Quantitative Computational Biosciences (QCB) Collaboratory
- Trainee-led journal clubs
- Opportunities to present research and form a network with knowledgeable academics
- The recorded program content (didactic lectures and journal clubs) is available nationally to any Pediatric fellow and residents as an educational resource.
The program application cycle opens in June.
If you are interested in applying for the next cycle, please visit our application page for more information.
All interested participants are welcome to join our lectures.
Meet Our Lecturers
To view our lecturers profiles and learn more about our faculty, please visit our lecturer page.
2026 PREP-Omics Virtual Didactic Lectures
| Date | Lecture Topic | Faculty |
|---|---|---|
| October 2, 2026 | Integrating omics data to study downstream drug effects on protein-protein interaction networks | Jennifer Wilson, PhD Assistant Professor UCLA Department of Bioengineering |
| October 9, 2026 | Epigenomics | Matteo Pellegrini, PhD Professor, Departments of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, Human Genetics, and Medicine, UCLA |
| October 16, 2026 | Proteomics | Thomas M. Vondriska, PhD Professor and Vice Chair for Research Director, Division of Molecular Medicine Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA |
| October 23, 2026 | Use of large-scale human metagenomic datasets in microbiome research | Ben Macadangdang, MD, PhD |
| November 20, 2026 | Application of Genomics Technologies in Understanding Molecular Mechanisms of Disease and Genetics Testing in Clinical Practice | Carla Sargiotto, MD |
| December 4, 2026 | Multi-omics Systems Biology Approaches to Identify Novel Gene Networks and Regulators of Complex Diseases | Xia Yang, PhD Professor, Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, UCLA |
| December 11, 2026 | Multi-Omics Analysis of the Microbiome in Human Gastrointestinal Diseases | Jonathan Jacobs, MD, PhD Associate Professor-in-Residence, Department of Medicine, Digestive Diseases Co-Director of the Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center and Director of the UCLA Microbiome Core |
Questions? Contact Us
Program Administrator - Addy Maldonado, AdamarisMaldonado@mednet.ucla.edu