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Computational health sciences pioneer Atul Butte passes

Butte was chief data scientist for the University of California Health Care System

June 17, 2025 6:12 PM UTC

Atul Butte, a University of California San Francisco researcher, data science leader, serial entrepreneur, and open science advocate, passed away on June 13.

“Once we let data flow, lifelong discoveries become possible” was the “bold belief” that drove Butte’s career, UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood and colleagues wrote in a remembrance...