Summary
Dave Bridges is an associate professor at the University of Michigan with 17 years of experience at the intersection of biochemistry, cell biology, and bioinformatics. Trained with a Ph.D. from the University of Calgary, he has progressed from research fellow to faculty roles across institutions including the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center. His work blends wet-lab insight with computational analysis to tackle biological questions relevant to public health, and he has led academic programs and research initiatives since 2013. Based in Ann Arbor, he is comfortable translating complex cellular mechanisms into bioinformatic pipelines and actionable public health findings. An understated strength is his sustained commitment to mentoring early-career scientists while maintaining an active, interdisciplinary research agenda.
17 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Ph.D. at University of Calgary