Lab profile
About CB2
CB2 empowers researchers through services, education, and research in biomedical informatics, artificial intelligence, and biostatistics. The center provides data capture, electronic health data access, statistical consulting, sensor analysis, and translational clinical bioinformatics services. It aims to foster innovation, expand research capacity, and create data-driven solutions to improve health outcomes, particularly for underserved populations.
Biomedical InformaticsArtificial IntelligenceBiostatisticsHealth Data ScienceTranslational Clinical BioinformaticsSensor Analysis and Smart Health PlatformsDigital Health and Health InformaticsPopulation Health
01 · Research focus
Research areas and highlights
Topics and recent work as stated on the lab’s own site.
- All of Us Research ProgramA national effort to build the largest most diverse database of health information for researchers to study health and illness.
- RECOVER InitiativeA statewide effort to study the long-term effects of COVID-19 as part of the NIH's Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery initiative.
- AZ HEROESEvaluation of COVID-19 immunity and vaccine effectiveness funded by CDC.
- Precision Aging NetworkA U19 project focused on healthy aging research.
02 · People
Leadership and researchers
People listed on the lab’s team pages, by role.
Dean BillheimerDirector · Director, Statistical Consulting; Professor of Biostatistics
Velma L. PayneDirector · Director, Health Data Science Services
Manuel SnyderDirector · Director, Electronic Data Capture; REDCap Administrator; OpenSpecimen Administrator
Justin StarrenDirector · Director, Center for Biomedical Informatics & Biostatistics; Professor, Medical Imaging
Patrick WightmanDirector · Director, Population Health
Shravan ArasCo-Director · Assistant Director, Sensor Analysis & Smart Health Platforms
Julie EmmsCo-Director · Associate Director, Center for Biomedical Informatics & Biostatistics; Interim Senior Director, CAIO, Office of Responsible AI
Jose F. Florez-ArangoCo-Director · Associate Director, Education and Training; Associate Professor
Bonnie LaFleurCo-Director · Associate Director, CB2 Data Resource Center; Research Professor of Biostatistics
Ritu PandeyCo-Director · Associate Director, CB2 Translational Clinical Bioinformatics; Associate Research Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Vignesh SubbianCo-Director · Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Systems & Industrial Engineering; Associate Director, Center for Biomedical Informatics & Biostatistics
Ed BedrickProfessor, Epidemiology and BiostatisticsLinkedIn ↗
Julia FisherAssistant Research Professor, Stat Lab
Brian HallmarkAssistant Research Professor, Stat Lab
03 · Research intelligence
Research Intelligence evidence
Publications, grants and clinical trials linked to the lab’s researchers in Health AI Central’s research data.
Publications & preprints
- Exploring the Association Between Social Determinants of Health and Telehealth Utilization for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among Adults Using Machine Learning: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
- Immunoediting restricts clonal neoantigens in primary, treatment-naive human tumors.Immunity · 2026
- Navigating data sharing in research.American journal of human genetics · 2026
Active NIH grants
- Core D- Data Science CoreDean Billheimer · NIAID · FY 2026
- Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resource (BBSR)Bonnie LaFleur · NCI · FY 2026
- Data Science (DS) Core BBonnie LaFleur · NIA · FY 2025
04 · Updates
Updates and lab news
News and events from the lab’s own site.
- University of Arizona launches Graduate Certificate in Digital Health and Health InformaticsAnnouncementJul 15, 2026 · publichealth.arizona.edu
- Velma Payne, PhD Authors Chapters In Health Informatics BookPublicationMay 8, 2026 · cb2.arizona.edu
- Precision Aging Network data release will open new pathways for healthy aging researchNewsNov 17, 2025 · news.arizona.edu
- Translational Informatics Symposium RecapEventOct 31, 2025
- Three U of A faculty honored by American College of Medical InformaticsAwardOct 24, 2025
- CB2 is growing!AnnouncementOct 21, 2025 · cb2.arizona.edu
- U of A and UNM win joint $43.6M NIH award to help turn clinical research into practical medicineAwardSep 19, 2025
- College welcomes Dr. Jose Florez-Arango to the School of Health ProfessionsAnnouncementSep 8, 2025
05 · Official presence
Lab sources and channels
The lab’s own pages and accounts.
06 · Related
Related labs and centers
Labs at the same institution and labs working on similar topics.
Duke AI Health Duke UniversityArtificial Intelligence in Translational Healthcare at the Roux Institute Northeastern UniversityBiomedical Radiology Research and Artificial Intelligence Navigation Lab University of FloridaCenter for AI-enabled Learning Health Science Oregon Health & Science University