Patricia Kovatch, BS
- PROFESSOR | Genetics and Genomic Sciences
- PROFESSOR | Pharmacological Sciences
- DEAN FOR SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING AND DATA SCIENCE
Research Topics:
Biomedical Informatics, Computational Biology, Computer Simulation, EducationPatricia Kovatch is the Dean for Scientific Computing and Data Science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS), founding the division in October 2011. In her work at ISMMS and in her national and international collaborations, she emphasizes a collaborative approach, partnering computational and data experts with basic and translational scientists to tackle complex scientific questions to better diagnose and treat disease. To these ends, she established a scalable and sustainable high-performance computing infrastructure and scientific support staff, and oversees the Mount Sinai Data Warehouse that houses clinical records on over 8 million patients and clinical database groups. She serves as a PI for several NIH equipment grants. She provides vision and strategy for data science and sharing at ISMMS, and nationally as the Core Director for the Data Repository and Management Core for NIEHS's Human Health Exposure Analysis Resource, and as the Data Sharing Lead for Sinai’s Cancer Immune Monitoring and Analysis Core, funded by NCI. She was awarded a training grant for the Community Research Education and Engagement for Data Science. To leverage her experience at the intersection of multiple domains with her passion for researcher productivity, she works to build bridges between researchers and technologists with her NCI, NIH, DOE and NSF colleagues through avenues such as joint workshops at the annual International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis. She previously served as the director of an institute for computational science for the National Science Foundation at a Department of Energy national laboratory.
Multi-Disciplinary Training Area
Genetics and Genomic Sciences [GGS]Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device and biotechnology companies to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their relationships with such companies.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Kovatch during 2022 and/or 2023. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Other Activities: Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership.
- Stony Brook University
Scientific Advisory Board:
- NYSERNet Inc. (New York State Education and Research Network)
Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.