Rate Professor Michael Becich

Academic Profile

Academic Background: MD, Northwestern University, 1984; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1988.

Research Interests: Biomedical informatics, cancer research, data sharing.

Appointments: Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh (2015–present); Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics.

Awards: AMIA Leadership Award (2018).

Publications:

• Over 200 peer-reviewed articles in Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.
• Key works on tissue banking informatics.

Additional Contributions: Founder, Pitt Tissue and Biospecimen Banking System.