Thought Leader Profile
Ben Brown
Chief Science Officer, Pattern Computer
James (Ben) Brown, PhD, develops novel machine algorithms for the biological and environmental sciences. At Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory he leads the development of new machine-learning methods for scientific applications (https://ml4sci.lbl.gov). His group develops "third-wave" learning algorithms that combine the interpretability and reliability of classical statistics with the predictive performance of deep learning.
Ben has published 42 papers in areas including functional genomics, metagenomics, precision medicine, ecotoxicology, theoretical statistics, machine learning, and, more generally, technologies to automate learning from massively multimodal, complex datasets. His work has been collectively cited more than 11,000 times, and his H-index is 25. He is a past fellow of the Alan Turing Institute and a current fellow of Chan Zuckerberg Biohub.
Speaker at FiRe 2016, 2018, 2022, 2025
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Posted on Thu Apr 30, 2026, 6:48 pm
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Cubs roster move: Porter Hodge activated from injured list, Ben Brown optione... -
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Ben Brown’s rough outing brings more questions about his spot in the rotation... -
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Brown's inconsistencies surface vs. Cards: 'It’s really frustrating' - MLB.co... -
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Cubs go with an opener Saturday as Ben Brown’s struggles put his rotation spo... -
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Why Cubs are backing Ben Brown despite turbulent 2025 season - Marquee Sports... -
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Cubs’ Ben Brown, healthy and throwing, is looking to build off his impressive... -
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FiRe 2022 Media
'Tools for Building the Synthetic Biology-Based Economy'
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FiRe 2018 Media
Gene Editing and Medicine
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The Oldest and Newest Microbiome: Plants
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