Animesh Acharjee

Assistant Professor of Integrative Analytics and AI with extensive experience in health data science and computational biology.

Animesh Acharjee is an Assistant Professor of Integrative Analytics and AI at the University of Birmingham, specializing in Health Data Science. He also serves as the Deputy Programme Director for the MSc in Health Data Science in Dubai. His academic background includes a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the North Eastern Regional Institute of Technology (NERIST) in India, a Master's in Bioinformatics from the Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology in Bangalore, India, and a PhD from Wageningen University in the Netherlands, focusing on applied machine learning and data analysis.1 2

Prior to his current role, Dr. Acharjee held positions at various prestigious institutions, including the University of Cambridge, where he researched metabolic diseases using high-throughput metabolomics and lipidomics technologies. His research interests encompass integrative data analytics, predictive biomarker discovery, and the development of bioinformatics tools for clinical applications. He has published extensively, with over 70 papers to his name, and collaborates with institutions such as Harvard University.1 3 4

Dr. Acharjee's work involves integrating multi-omics data to uncover therapeutic and disease mechanisms, utilizing machine learning methods across various diseases. His contributions to the field have been recognized through several fellowships and awards, including those from the British Council and the Dutch Government.2 3

Experience

Assistant Professor of Integrative Analytics and AI at University of Birmingham (September 2022 - Present)

Deputy Programme Director, MSc in Health Data Science (Dubai) at University of Birmingham (September 2022 - Present); Senior Scientist, Center for Computational Biology at University of Birmingham (October 2017 - Present); Senior Scientist, Institute of Translational Medicine at NHS (October 2017 - Present), Visiting Scientist at University of Cambridge (January 2017 - 2018); Investigator Scientist at University of Cambridge (February 2014 - December 2016); Visiting Professor at National Institute of Technology Calicut (March 2016 - 2018); Senior Biostatistician at Healx Ltd (January 2017 - September 2017); Scientist, Systems Biologist at BASF CropDesign (February 2012 - February 2014); Research Advisory Board at The Institute Of Computational Biology (IOCB) (January 2009 - April 2012); Biostatistician at Synergie Lyon Cancer Center (June 2011 - February 2012); Research Scientist at Wageningen University & Research (2007 - 2011); Computational Scientist at BrainWave Biosolutions Limited (April 2006 - June 2007); Trainee at Connexios Life Sciences (2005 - 2006)

Education

Cambridge Judge Business School, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management (2015); WUR Plant Breeding, PhD in Data Analysis, Systems Biology, Machine Learning (2007 - 2011); Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB), PGD in Bioinformatics, Genetics, Molecular Biology (2004 - 2006); North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), B. Tech in Electrical Engineering, Electronics (2000 - 2004)