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Fellowship Program

Join the next generation of computer scientists, statisticians, and applied mathematicians, who drive biological discovery.

Applications for 2026 are now open -- apply today via the AJO portal.

The application review process begins on a rolling bases after December 22, 2025 and appointments will start on/after July 1, 2026.

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Symposium

We're thrilled to host our first annual symposium to bring machine learning and biomedical researchers together, growing our community to advance biological discoveries.
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center Symposium: Biomedical Science and AI

Thank you for joining us for the first annual Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center Symposium on Biomedical Science and AI, which was held on Wednesday, April 30 and Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Cambridge, MA.

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Join our Machine Learning Challenge

Scientists are increasingly turning to competitions to leverage machine learning for solving biomedical problems. At the Schmidt Center, we’re taking this work one step further by using machine learning competitions to help prioritize what experiments biologists could run next.
Autoimmune Disease Machine Learning Challenge - Inactive

We held a machine learning challenge from October 2024 -- April 2025, in which participants designed algorithms to enable a more accurate diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

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Obesity Machine Learning Competition: Tackling Metabolic Diseases - NOW ACTIVE

The challenge is now live (as of December 2025)! Your goal: predict how specific gene perturbations influence the fate of fat cells — whether they differentiate into energy-storing white adipocytes or shift toward energy-expending states.

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Attend an Event

Join us for one of our events at the nexus of machine learning and biology.

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Media Inquiries

Reach out to arrange interviews with our researchers or to be added to our press list.

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