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Peipei Ping, PhD, FAHA, FISHR Department Contact: |
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For more than two decades, Dr. Ping has been at the forefront of cardiovascular discovery, proteomics phenotyping and Big Data science. Her foundational work includes pioneering the cardioprotective signaling approach to functional phenotyping in the heart and advancing biomarker discovery. Building on this, she has emerged as a leader in data-driven medicine, developing computational platforms that integrate multi-omics data, text mine clinical case reports and electronic health records — translating complex datasets into actionable knowledge through trustworthy AI approaches.
Dr. Ping previously held the distinction of UC distinguished professor at UCLA; she provides internationally recognized expertise spanning cardiovascular science, biomedical data integration and artificial intelligence-enabled translational research.
Dr. Ping's leadership extends to major national initiatives, including her current roles as principal investigator (PI) and program lead within the NIH Bridge2AI Center (2022-2026), as well as for the NIH Common Fund Data Ecosystem Integration and Coordination Sustainability Core (2024-2029). She previously served as PI/PD for NIH BD2K Center of Excellence for Biomedical Computing (2014–2019), and led multiple NHLBI-supported national and international consortia, including NHLBI PPG (2005-2010) and Proteomics Center (2010-2015) awards.
A dedicated educator, Dr. Ping has mentored more than 90 trainees across academia, industry and technology; taught biomedical data science for over two decades; and served as the inaugural chair of UCLA's Medical Informatics graduate curriculum committee. She also served as associate editor of Circulation and has received numerous honors in cardiovascular science and translational data science.
Dr. Ping earned her PhD in Cardiovascular Physiology at the U of A Tucson under the guidance of committee chair Prof. Paul Johnson and advisor members Profs. Janis Burt, Timothy Secomb and Thomas Burks. Previously, she received her BS in Biomedical Engineering and Math from Zhejiang University.
In her leadership role, Dr. Ping works to advance collaborative research Infrastructure and biomedical informatics.