Dimitris Anastassiou, PhD

  • Charles Batchelor Professor of Electrical Engineering
  • Professor of Systems Biology
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Dimitris Anastassiou, PhD, is Charles Batchelor Professor of Electrical Engineering and Professor of Systems Biology. His research focuses on computational biology with emphasis on biomolecular data mining and analysis of cancer datasets shedding light on biological mechanisms for diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic applications in personalized medicine. His team has developed winning computational models in several related international challenges, including one for breast cancer prognosis.

Academic Appointments

  • Charles Batchelor Professor of Electrical Engineering
  • Professor of Systems Biology

Administrative Titles

  • Director, Genomic Information Systems Laboratory

Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • MS, 1975 Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley
  • PhD, 1979 Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley

Committees, Societies, Councils

Member, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

Honors & Awards

IEEE Arun N. Netravali Video Analytics, Technology and Systems Award, 2026
Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, 2014
Great Teacher Award, Society of Columbia Graduates, Columbia University, 2001
IEEE Fellow, 1998
National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1986-1991
IBM Invention Achievement Award, 1983
IBM Outstanding Innovation Award, 1982

Research

Dr. Anastassiou’s research involves the investigation of biological mechanisms in the tumor microenvironment associated with invasiveness, metastasis and resistance to therapy common in multiple types of cancer, and in the development of therapeutics targeting these mechanisms. His current work centers on identifying the mechanisms linking a particular fibroblastic differentiation in cancer to immune exclusion and tumor progression. The endpoint of this differentiation is a particular type of cancer-associated fibroblasts expressing collagen XI present in aggressive cancers, which had been computationally identified. His previous research was in the area of video technology. He is author of patents accepted as essential for the implementation of several international standards used in digital television transmission.

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