Russell Schwartz
Professor
Biological Sciences
Orcid identifier0000-0002-4970-2252 (opens in a new tab)
- ProfessorBiological Sciences
- (412) 268-3971 (Work)
- Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
BIO
Dr. Schwartz works broadly on models and simulations of biological systems, including work in computational genomics, phylogenetics, population genetics, and biophysics. The largest area of his lab’s work in recent years has been computational cancer biology, with specific focus on algorithmic development related to clonal evolution in cancers and resulting tumor heterogeneity. His lab also pursues work in stochastic simulation, with primary focus on models and model inference methods for simulating complex self-assembly dynamics.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Co-DirectorUniversity of Pittsburgh/Carnegie Mellon Medical Scientist Training Program, Pittsburgh, United StatesAug 2014 - present
- Co-DirectorJoint Carnegie Mellon University-University of Pittsburgh Ph.D. Program in Computational Biology, Pittsburgh, United StatesDec 2009 - present
- Co-Associate DirectorJoint Carnegie Mellon University-University of Pittsburgh Ph.D. Program in Computational Biology, Pittsburgh, United StatesJan 2007 - 2009
- Professor of Biological Sciences and Computational BiologyCarnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United StatesJul 2011 - present
- Courtesy AppointmentsCarnegie Mellon University, Computer Science Department, Machine Learning Department, Pittsburgh, United StatesJul 2011 - present
- Tenured Associate Professor of Biological SciencesCarnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United StatesJul 2008 - Jun 2011
- Untenured Associate Professor of Biological SciencesCarnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United StatesJul 2007 - Jun 2008
- Assistant Professor of Biological SciencesCarnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United StatesSep 2002 - Jul 2007
- Head, Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology DepartmentCarnegie Mellon University, United States1 Jul 2020 - present
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Informatics Research ScientistCelera Genomics, United StatesOct 2000 - Jul 2002
DEGREES
- PhD, Computer ScienceMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United StatesFeb 2000
- M.Eng., Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States1 Jun 1996
- B.S., Computer Science and EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States1 Jan 1991 - 1 Jun 1996
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Postdoctoral AppointmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biology, Cambridge, United States2000Supervised by King JK
CAMPUS
- Pittsburgh
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 3 Good Health and Well Being