Atul Butte

Biography

 Atul is Director of the Institute for Computational Health Sciences and Professor of Pediatrics at UCSF. Atul studied Computer Science at Brown University, worked as a software engineer at Apple and Microsoft, received his MD at Brown University, then received his PhD in Health Sciences and Technology from Harvard Medical School and MIT. He is also a founder of Personalis and NuMedii. Atul authored more than 120 publications and delivered more than 140 presentations. His recent awards include the 2011 National Human Genome Research Institute Genomic Advance of the Month and the 2010 Society for Pediatric Research Young Investigator Award.

Research Interest

 Evidence for benefit of statins to modify cognitive decline and risk in Alzheimer’s disease