Patricia Kovatch, BS
- DEAN FOR SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING AND DATA SCIENCE
- PROFESSOR | Genetics and Genomic Sciences
- PROFESSOR | Pharmacological Sciences
Research Topics:
Biomedical Informatics, Computational Biology, Computer SimulationPatricia Kovatch joined the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai as the founding Dean for Scientific Computing and Data in 2011. She is a tenured Professor in the Departments of Genetics and Genomic Sciences and Pharmacological Sciences.
Her arrival at Mount Sinai immediately elevated the institution’s computational and data ecosystem to a level beyond what most medical centers could imagine. These new data analytic capabilities helped Mount Sinai to usher in an era of precision medicine, bringing Mount Sinai recognition from the NY Times, Wired and Fast Company. Dean Kovatch and her multi-disciplinary team of experts at the intersection of technology, biomedical science and medicine have enabled multi-scale, AI-powered science through close collaborations with researchers and clinicians across the Mount Sinai Health System. These partnerships support over $100 million in NIH-funded computational and data science research per year, resulting in over 1,500 publications over the last 10 years and has enabled new research funding.
As a Principal Investigator (PI), Dean Kovatch has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) since 2014. She has received multiple NIH equipment awards from the Office of the Director for high-performance computing and data infrastructure that have accelerated research and discovery and reduced cost for Mount Sinai. She was awarded a training grant from the National Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering for the Community Research Education and Engagement for Data Science. She is also the PI and Director for the Data Repository and Management Core for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ Human Health Exposure Analysis Resource.
Before coming to Mount Sinai, Dean Kovatch previously served as the director of an institute for computational science for the National Science Foundation at a Department of Energy national laboratory. This institute deployed the third fastest supercomputer in the world in 2009.
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.