This page summarizes the major bioinformatics programs that were operating in the United States in the summer of 2002. It was compiled for the 2002 American Society of Information Science and Technology (ASIST) Annual Meeting. It is maintained by Brad Hemminger at the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This information is continually updated. This is NOT a current version. The most current version is available at
| Program | Degree | Host Department |
|---|---|---|
| Boston University | MS, PhD |
Bioinformatics |
| Indiana University School of Informatics | MS | School of Informatics |
| Northeastern | MS | Bioinformatics |
| Pittsburgh University | MS, PhD | Center for Biomedical Informatics (CBMI) |
| University of the Sciences in Philadelphia | BS, MS | Bioinformatics |
| University of North Carolina School of Information & Library Science | PhD certificate | School of Pharmacy and the Department of Biomedical Engineering; School of Information and Library Science is a participating program |
| University of Washington Bioinformatics program | MS | Department of Medical Education and Biomedical Informatics (MEBI); Information School is closely affiliated |
| Vanderbilt University | MS, PhD | Biomedical Informatics |
| Arizona State | MS | Computational biosciences |
| Carnegie Mellon | BS, MS, PhD | Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry |
| George Mason School of Computational Studies | MS, PhD | Biology |
| Georgia Tech | MS, PhD | School of Biology |
| Harvard and MIT Bioinformatics and Integrated Genomics | PhD | Harvard/MIT division of Health Sciences and Technology’s medical
engineering and medical physics program |
| Iowa State Bioinformatics & Computational Biology | MS, PhD |
Participating departments include: animal science, botany, chemical engineering, computer science, electrical & computer engineering, math, physics & astronomy, plant pathology, statistics, veterinary microbiology, zoology & genetics |
| Medical College of Wisconsin Bioinformatics graduate program | MS | Departments included: Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science; Electrical and Computer Engineering; Biology; and Biomedical Engineering at Marquette. Bioinformatics research at the Medical College of Wisconsin. |
| NC State statistical genetics & bioinformatics | MS, PhD |
Program in Genomic Science |
| Northern Illinois University | MS specialization |
Administered by the Dept. of Biological Sciences |
| Renneselear bioinformatics and molecular biology | BS, MS, PhD | Rensselaer-Wadsworth Center for Bioinformatics (CB), Biology |
| Rice University | MS Concentration | Computer Science |
| Stanford bioinformatics certificate program | Certificate program only | Stanford Center for Professional Development |
| University of California, Irvine | MS, PhD concentration | Information and Computer Science |
| UCLA | BS, MS, PhD | Math / Statistics; Computer Science; Biological Sciences |
| UCSD Interdisciplinary Bioinformatics program | PhD specialization | Bioengineering, biology, biomedical sciences, chemistry, biochemistry, computer science & engineering, math, physics |
| UCSF Biological & medical informatics | MS, PhD | Quantitative biology |
| University of Memphis | MS concentration | Computer Science |
| University of Minnesota | BS minor, MS, PhD | Biology, Computer Science |
| VA Tech Graduate Option in bioinformatics | MS, PhD option | Biochemistry, Biology, CS, Crop & Soil Environ-mental Science, Genetics, Plant Pathology, Statistics |