Vijaya B. Kolachalama, PhD, FAHA
Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Medicine
Computational Biomedicine

BS, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
PhD, University of Southampton, UK



We are a highly interdisciplinary research group, bringing together trainees and scientists from computer science, neuroscience, bioinformatics, physics, computing and data sciences, electrical and computer engineering, and medicine. We actively collaborate with clinicians and domain experts across diverse specialties and institutions globally. This unique convergence of disciplines has enabled us to publish across the full spectrum of scientific inquiry, from top-tier journals like Nature Medicine to premier computer science venues such as the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML). Our mission is to create methods to fit the science and not make science fit the methods. Together, we are advancing impactful science at the intersection of AI and human health.

Member
Boston University
Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute


Member
Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research


Assistant Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences
Computing & Data Sciences Administration




Digital Cognitive Assessment of Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
08/01/2024 - 04/30/2029 (Multi-PI)
PI: Vijaya B. Kolachalama, PhD, FAHA
NIH/National Institute on Aging
1R01AG083735-01A1

Cognitive heterogeneity in those with high Alzheimer's Disease Risk
12/01/2024 - 11/30/2028 (Multi-PI)
PI: Vijaya B. Kolachalama, PhD, FAHA
NIH/National Institute on Aging
2R01AG062109-02A1

I-Corps: Translation Potential of a Diagnostic Solution to Assess Cognitive Decline
11/15/2024 - 10/31/2025 (PI)
National Science Foundation
TI-2438657

Mechanisms of drug-coated balloon therapy
09/01/2021 - 08/31/2025 (PI)
NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
5R01HL159620-04

Utilizing Technology and AI Approaches to Facilitate Independence and Resilience in Older Adults
06/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 (Multi-PI)
PI: Vijaya B. Kolachalama, PhD, FAHA
The Johns Hopkins University NIH NIA
5P30AG073104-04

Smartphone image analysis for real time adequacy assessment during kidney biopsy
09/15/2022 - 08/31/2024 (Multi-PI)
PI: Vijaya B. Kolachalama, PhD, FAHA
Arkana Laboratories NIH NIDDK
1R43DK134273-01

PRISTINE: Pre-cancer histology identification of Endobronchial biopsies using deep learning
09/01/2020 - 08/31/2024 (Multi-PI)
PI: Vijaya B. Kolachalama, PhD, FAHA
NIH/National Cancer Institute
1R21CA253498-01

Integrated Digital Technology Platform for Optimization of Precision Brain Health
07/01/2020 - 06/30/2024 (Multi-PI)
PI: Vijaya B. Kolachalama, PhD, FAHA
American Heart Association


Using deep learning to advance lung cancer interception and early detection
01/01/2022 - 12/31/2023 (Multi-PI)
PI: Vijaya B. Kolachalama, PhD, FAHA
Johnson & Johnson Enterprise Innovation, Inc.


Cognitive heterogeneity in those with high Alzheimer's Disease Risk
05/01/2020 - 04/30/2023 (Multi-PI)
PI: Vijaya B. Kolachalama, PhD, FAHA
NIH/National Institute on Aging
1RF1AG062109-01A1

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Predicting gene expression from pathology images in diabetic kidney disease
07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022 (PI)
NIDDK - DIABETIC COMPLICATIONS CONSORTIUM (DiaComp)

Toffler Scholar in Neuroscience
01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021 (PI)
The Karen Toffler Charitable Trust

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  1. Lteif D, Appapogu D, Bargal SA, Plummer BA, Kolachalama VB. Anatomy-guided, modality-agnostic segmentation of neuroimaging abnormalities. medRxiv. 2025 Apr 30. PMID: 40343040; PMCID: PMC12060938; DOI: 10.1101/2025.04.29.25326682;
     
  2. Napoleon MA, Yang X, Zhang Y, Morrissey A, Krinsky S, Lazowski A, Bouchouari H, Brahim AM, Sellinger I, Edwards T, Jose A, Lotfolhzadeh S, Almiron R, Yin W, Siracuse JJ, Francis J, Lokau J, Garbers C, Del Carmen PM, Kolachalama VB, Dries R, Nazarian RM, Nigwekar SU, Chitalia VC. Activation and targetability of TYMP-IL-6-TF signaling in the skin microenvironment in uremic calciphylaxis. Sci Transl Med. 2025 Apr 23; 17(795):eadn5772.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40267216
     
  3. Ding H, Madan S, Searls E, McNulty M, Low S, Li Z, Ho K, Rahman S, Igwe A, Popp Z, Hwang PH, De Anda-Duran I, Kolachalama VB, Mez J, Alosco ML, Thomas RJ, Au R, Lin H. Exploring nightly variability and clinical influences on sleep measures: insights from a digital brain health platform. Sleep Med. 2025 Jul; 131:106532.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40306226; DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2025.106532;
     
  4. Gunes I, Bernstein EJ, Cowper SE, Panse G, Pradhan N, Camacho LD, Page N, Bundschuh E, Williams A, Carns M, Aren K, Fantus S, Volkmann ER, Bukiri H, Correia C, Kolachalama VB, Wilson FP, Mawe S, Mahoney JM, Hinchcliff M. Neural network analysis as a novel skin outcome in a trial of belumosudil in patients with systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Res Ther. 2025 Apr 11; 27(1):85. PMID: 40217251; PMCID: PMC11987334; DOI: 10.1186/s13075-025-03508-9;
     
  5. Laudon A, Wang Z, Zou A, Sharma R, Ji J, Tan W, Kim C, Qian Y, Ye Q, Chen H, Henderson JM, Zhang C, Kolachalama VB, Lu W. Digital pathology assessment of kidney glomerular filtration barrier ultrastructure in an animal model of podocytopathy. Biol Methods Protoc. 2025; 10(1):bpaf024.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40223818; PMCID: PMC11992336; DOI: 10.1093/biomethods/bpaf024;
     
  6. Jasodanand VH, Kowshik SS, Puducheri S, Romano MF, Xu L, Au R, Kolachalama VB. AI-driven fusion of neurological work-up for assessment of biological Alzheimer's disease. medRxiv. 2025 Mar 17.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40166530; PMCID: PMC11957082; DOI: 10.1101/2025.03.12.25323862;
     
  7. Ahangaran M, Dawalatabad N, Karjadi C, Glass J, Au R, Kolachalama VB. Obfuscation via pitch-shifting for balancing privacy and diagnostic utility in voice-based cognitive assessment. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Feb; 21(3):e70032.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40084735; PMCID: PMC12045024; DOI: 10.1002/alz.70032;
     
  8. Subramaniam S, Napoleon MA, Lotfollahzadeh S, Kamal MH, Kurniawan H, Elsadawi M, Kenney D, Douam F, Bosmann M, Whelan S, Cabral H, Burks EJ, Zhao G, Kolachalama V, Ravid K, Chitalia V. Tryptophan metabolism reprogramming contributes to the prothrombotic milieu in mice and humans infected with SARS-CoV-2. bioRxiv. 2025 Jan 30.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39896681; PMCID: PMC11785031; DOI: 10.1101/2025.01.17.633602;
     
  9. Lauber MV, Bellitti M, Kapadia K, Jasodanand VH, Au R, Kolachalama VB. Global amyloid burden enhances network efficiency of tau propagation in the brain. J Alzheimers Dis. 2024 Dec 16; 13872877241294084.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39686595
     
  10. Ahangaran M, Dawalatabad N, Karjadi C, Glass J, Au R, Kolachalama VB. Obfuscation via pitch-shifting for balancing privacy and diagnostic utility in voice-based cognitive assessment. medRxiv. 2024 Nov 28.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39649616; PMCID: PMC11623733; DOI: 10.1101/2024.11.25.24317900;
     
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Bar chart showing 112 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 28 publications in 2024

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Know What’s Good for your Health? Artificial Intelligence

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Could Better Materials Lead to Better Outcomes with DCBs?

Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry 5/3/2019

Multimodal fusion model can better predict cognitive impairment

News Medical Life Sciences 10/4/2018

2024 The Framingham Heart Study: Executive Committee
2024 Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur: Young Alumni Achiever Award
2022 The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: Senior Member
2021 Karen Toffler Charitable Trust: Toffler Scholar in Neuroscience
2021 Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine: Evans Junior Faculty Merit Award
2020 Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, Boston University: Founding Member
2020 Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine: Outstanding Research Collaborator
2019 Institute for Health System Innovation & Policy, Boston University: Institute Fellow
2019 American Heart Association: Fellow
2018 Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering, Boston University: Junior Faculty Fellow
2008 United States Food and Drug Administration: ORISE Fellowship
2005 Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Young Researcher Fellowship

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