Degree-Granting Bioinformatics Programs in the United States as of 12/2004
*Various states
State Abbrv. State University Degrees Department(s) Entrance Requirements Degree Requirements Links to Web Pages of Courses Sampling of Research Interests Funding: External and Student Year Program Established Supports Distance Education Other Information Date of Most Recent Review Changes Since Previous Review Date Added to Summary
Arizona AZ Arizona State University Professional MS The Sloan Foundation of Computational Biosciences in the Department of Life Sciences Application to Division of Graduate Studies and the Computational Biosciences Program.  Undergraduate courses beyond sophomore level in mathematics, statistics, chemistry and computer science 30 credit hours of courses, 6 credits of internship, and 6 credit hours of professional development or advanced study.  42 credit hours total. http://lifesciences.asu.edu/compbiosci/text/courses.htm Computational algorithms for utilization of PET imaging in the study of Alzheimer's; design of algorithms for image deformation, reconstruction, and quantitative analysis; predictive molecular modeling Application to Computational Biosciences Scholarship Program - unspecified amount unknown No   11/26/2004 Entrance requirements, research interests, funding 2003
Texas TX Baylor College of Medicine PhD - Structural and Computational Biology and Molecular Biophysics, MD/PhD Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences BS in physics, chemistry, computer science or engineering PhD: Collection of program-specific coursework, graduate school core curriculum, thesis MD/PhD: first 2 years of med school (includes clinical clerkship), followed by grad school coursework, lab rotations, thesis completion finishing with final year of med school. http://scbmb.bcm.tmc.edu/program/curriculum Computational models of tissue mechanics, molecular evolution, theory of protein folding, gene regulation, network analysis proteomics Stipend and fringe benefits package awarded to all graduate students enrolled.  Fellowships available. unknown No Cross-institutional program with Rice University, The University of Houston, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas - Houston Health Science Center 12/10/2004 New addition Dec-04
Texas TX Baylor University BS of Informatics w/ Bioinformatics major Department of Computer Science, Biology Department Normal undergraduate admission requirements 124 credit hours required including Humanities, Computer Science and Biology, and Mathematics and Chemistry. http://www.ecs.baylor.edu/Computer_Science/ECS_UnderGraduate_Description.pdf#page=9 Parallel computation, component level design, metamorphic programming No specific financial aid is available. Fall 1998 No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
Massachusetts MA Boston University MS, PhD Department of Bioinformatics General admissions process used through Graduate School. GRE General test required for PhD applicants. MS: 32 credits required and internship.  PhD: (Post-Bachelor's) - 64 credits required and exam (32 course credits, 16 research credits); (Post-Master's) 32 credits required (16 course credits, 16 research credits) and exam (For all: no lower than "B" in core courses) http://www.bu.edu/bioinformatics/  Systems biology, microarray analysis, genomics and proteomic biotechnology, development and application of new chemical methods for mapping structure of DNA, RNA and DNA-protein complexes, etc. NIH- BU Fellowships, BU Presidential University Fellowships and Research Assistantships available for PhDs only, no financial aid for MS students (work-study placement possible during 2nd half of program). Fall 1999 No MD Track added to train physician-scientists to apply and develop post-genomic technologies to clinical research and the practice of medicine 11/26/2004 New URL, addition of MD Track, GRE reqs, additional credit reqs, more research areas, financial aid 2003
Massachusetts MA Brandeis University MS Bioinformatics, MS Bioinformatics/MS Software Engineering Dual Degree, Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics Office of Continuing Studies - taught by professionals in the field Background in engineering, computer science, life science or appropriate undergraduate foundation classes for MS; Background in life or computer science for certificate MS: 30 credits, Dual Degree: 45 credits,  Certificate: 15 credits.  All include core courses and courses in programming, scripting language and database management. http://www.brandeis.edu/continuing/visitors/program.php?prog_id=17 Natural language processing, cognitive mideling, modeling of hybrid systems using interval arithmetic contraints, parallel processing No specific financial aid is available. unknown Variety of courses offered via Distance Learning, entire MS in Software Engineering available through Distance Learning   11/26/2004 New URLs, change in type of degree and subsequent changes in admission and degree reqs, change in research interests 2003
New York NY Canisius College BS Department of Computer Science Normal entrance requirements for undergraduate 37 courses (128 credits) required.  Full undergraduate curriculum. http://www-cs.canisius.edu/bif_curriculum.shtml Natural Language understanding and generation, mathematical biology, analysis of algorithms No specific financial aid is available. unknown No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
Pennsylvania PA Cedar Crest College BS Minor Department of Biological Sciences Normal undergraduate admission requirements Biology, Genetics, Evolution, Biostatistics, 2 courses in Bioinformatics http://www.uuhsc.utah.edu/medinfo/index.cfm?Content=DBcontent&mcid=1027 Rare Plants, Invertebrate Neurophysiology, Viral Genetics, Evolutionary Influences on Codon Usage No specific financial aid is available. unknown No   11/6/2004 None 2003
New York NY Columbia University MA (applied), MA (research), PhD Department of Biomedical Informatics MA: BS in related field;Some background in the area, MS (research): previous PhD. MS (applied): 30 credits required, MS (research): Previous PhD and 30 credits, PhD: 60 credits, comp exam, dissertation http://www.dbmi.columbia.edu/educ/courses/courses.html Standards for encoding and sharing clinical guidelines, diabetes informatics, clinical data mining Financial aid available for research degrees, PhD fully funded Dept. of Medical Informatics formed in 1995 (2nd in U.S.) No Coming soon:  http://www.dbmi.columbia.edu/bioinformatics/ 11/28/2004 No BA program, additional financial aid info., additional PhD reqs 2003
Various Locations * DeVry University BS in Biomedical Informatics Technology - Biomedical Informatics Normal undergraduate admission requirements 141 credits (largest concentration in Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics: 28 credits,  Programming: 27 credits,  Mathematics and Sciences: 20 credits) http://www.devry.edu/programs_us_bmi_curr.html No specific research mentioned. Variety of scholarships, grants  and other financial aid available.   No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
Pennsylvania PA Drexel University All degrees with Concentrations in Bioinformatics, BS, MS, PhD Center for Integrated Bioinformatics Normal admission requirements BS: 2 core classes and senior thesis, MS: 4 required classes, electives, and optional thesis, PhD: 4 required courses, electives, and thesis. http://bioinformatics.biomed.drexel.edu/CfIB_Course%20Descriptions.html Molecular characterization of tissue heterogeneity, molecular pathways and cellular networks, and informatics of cultured cells PhD: Some fellowships available. unknown No   11/6/2004 Changed URLs and research interests 2003
North Carolina NC Duke University PhD; Certificate for PhD and MS students in other departments at Duke Centers for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology and Genome Technology Multiple prerequisite courses. PhD: Core classes, electives, exams, graduate seminars, rotations, and dissertation; Certificate: Four courses in bioinformatics and seminars. http://www.cbcb.duke.edu//courses.htm No information available on specific research interests Support is available for the first two years of PhD work. unknown No   11/8/2004 Addition of affiliated department and certificate for MS students 2003
Florida FL Florida International University MS in Computer Science w/Specialization  Department of Computer Science Computer Science undergraduate degree or equivalent required.   15 credits of required CS classes and 15 electives or 9 electives, and option of thesis http://www.cs.fiu.edu/programs/grad/masters/ Pattern Discovery in sequences and structures, micro-array data analysis, primer and probe design, phylogenetic analysis, image processing - conducted by BioRG Loans or assistantships available. unknown No   11/8/2004 Addition of research conducted by BioRG 2003
Florida FL Florida State University MS/PhD in Biomedical Mathematics Department of Mathematics Normal Dept. of Mathematics requirements plus knowledge of multivariate calculus, ordinary differential equations and linear algebra  basic knowledge of statistics, computer programming and genetics. PhD applicants should have more advanced mathematics knowledge such as advanced calculus, abstract algebra, topology,  or complex variables MS: 36 hours of coursework and seminars PhD: MS degree requirements, comp exam, dissertation http://www.math.fsu.edu/~quine/biomed.html#curriculum Mathematical physiology, protein structure determination, human brain mapping, DNA topology Teaching assistantships and fellowships available Unknown No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
California CA Foothill College Associate Degree, Career Certification Biological and Health Sciences Division (BH) in conjunction with the Computer Technology and Information System (CTIS) Division None listed at this time. 53 credits for Associate Degree, 49 for Certificate http://www.foothill.fhda.edu/bio/programs/bioinfo/curric.shtml N/A N/A unknown No   11/28/2004 Prereqs not listed 2003
Virginia VA George Mason University MS, PhD School of Computational Sciences Backgrounds in biology or computer science.  Courses needed in molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, genetics, calculus, data structures and statistics MS: 31 credit hours including research project or master's thesis.  PhD: 72 credits total, 48 course credits and 24 credits of thesis research. http://www.bioinformatics.gmu.edu/programs.html Protein structure analysis, computational neuroscience, biomedical genomics, data mining, human genetic variation, viral genomics PhD: Some fellowships available. unknown No   11/15/2004   2003
Washington DC DC George Washington University BS in Computer Science or Biology w/ concentration in Bioinformatics or Dual BA in CS and Biology, MS in Genomics and Bioinformatics with tracks in Biology or CS Multiple participating departments Relevant background desired.  Required courses are inorganic and organic chemistry, biology, calculus, statistics, computer science for MS. BS: 130 credit hours required along prescribed curriculum, Dual BA: 132 credit hours required Biology MS: non-thesis option, 35 credits required with a final project.  Thesis option: 32 credits plus thesis.  CS MS: 38 credits required. http://www.gwumc.edu/bioinformatics/academics/Curriculum.htm Phylogenetics, information systems, genomics and proteomics of HIV and cardiovascular disease Hughes Scholarship Program for BS unknown No   11/9/2004   2003
Washington DC DC Georgetown University MS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with specialization in Biotechnology and an emphasis in Bioinformatics School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Bachelors degree in related field required. 9 courses specific to the bioinformatics track.  Internships are also possible. http://nrr.georgetown.edu:591/BMB/biotech.htm Developmental genetics, DNA replication in E. coli, DNA damage, second messengers No specific financial aid available. unknown No   11/15/2004   2003
Georgia GA Georgia Institute of Technology MS, PhD in Biology w/Specialization and PhD in Bioinformatics School of Biology BS or BA in Science or Engineering.  Prerequisites are biology, organic chemistry, computer programming, calculus and physics 37 credits, three semesters of specific courses in biology, mathematics, computer programming, and chemistry. http://www.biology.gatech.edu/bioinformatics/admission_and_cur.html Protein structure analysis, molecular genetic databases, x-ray crystallography No specific financial aid is available. Fall 1999 No   11/9/2004   2003
Massachusetts MA Harvard and MIT MS Medical Informatics Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology Designed for those with an M.D. already, or currently enrolled Core courses and thesis requirement https://hstdev.mit.edu/servlet/ControllerServlet?handler=PublicHandler&action=browse&pageid=129 Information processing in medicine, communication in medicine. Fellowships and assistantships are offered to most students. 2002 No   11/9/2004   2003
Massachusetts MA Harvard and MIT PhD Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology's Program of Medical Engineering and Medical Physics BS in engineering, physical science, or computer science.  Applications should be directed to the Health Sciences and Technology Division at MIT Core courses and thesis requirement, interdisciplinary courses among both schools. http://big.chip.org/curriculum.html No information available on specific research interests Some training grants are provided, although funding for international students may be difficult. unknown No   11/9/2004   2003
Indiana IN Indiana University at Bloomington MS, PhD minor School of Informatics with Depts of Biology, Computer Science, and Chemistry Prerequisites in biology and computer science. MS: 36 credits, 6 core credits, with thesis, PhD minor: 12 credits http://marmot.bio.indiana.edu/~gilbertd/bioinformatics/curricula-plan.html FlyBase/Drosophila research. No specific financial aid information. unknown No   11/9/2004   2003
Indiana IN Indiana University/Purdue University - Indianapolis MS School of Informatics At least 6 credits in biology, and 6 credits in computer science 9 core credit hours, and then 21 credit hours of electives, culminating with 6 credit hours of work on master's thesis. http://informatics.iupui.edu/i/24 Intelligent systems, neural networks, bioinformatics, gene regulation No specific financial aid is available. unknown School of Informatics founded in 2000 Joint program with Purdue University and IU at Bloomington 12/14/2004 Updated URLs, added start date 2003
Iowa IO Iowa State University PhD Program in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology with multiple participating departments Prior experience or a degree in biology, computer science, mathematics, statistics, physics, or chemistry is encouraged Courses in genetics, molecular biology, mathematics, computer science, statistics and physics with interdisciplinary thesis.  72 credits are required http://www.bcb.iastate.edu/courses/index.html Intelligent searching, data warehouses, analytical tools, high performance computing in genomics All accepted students receive fellowships or assistantships unknown No   11/3/2004   2003
Maryland MD Johns Hopkins University Pre- and post-doctoral candidates Institute for Biophysical Research Not on website Not on website http://www.jhu.edu/~ibr/ Transposition mechanisms, transcriptional silencing, computational genomics, protein sequence analysis, compuational protein design Burroughs Wellcome Fund grant provides full support for 5 years for Predoctoral fellows, fund also provides support to Postdoctoral Fellows unknown No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
California CA Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences Professional Masters of Bioscience N/A Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Computer Programming desired Two academic years of work, with internship over the summer and master's paper http://www.kgi.edu/prospective/mbscurriculum.shtml optimization of yeast recombinant protein production; genomic, proteomic, and cell-based microarray technologies; DNA amplification and analysis methods; microfluidics; molecular and computational analysis of regulatory networks; rational design of multidrug HIV therapy, and structural genomics Full or partial fellowships given to all accepted applicants, with low-interest loan available. unknown No Part of the seven Claremont Colleges 11/3/2004 Updated URLs, added research interests 2003
Wisconsin WI Marquette University/Medical College of Wisconsin MS Departments of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biology; and Biomedical Engineering (MU), Bioinformatic and Biomedical Research (UWM) Undergraduate degree with understanding of biology, programming, calculus Thesis: 24 credit hours required plus thesis.  Non-thesis: 36 credit hours.  Core courses required for both options. http://brc.mcw.edu/AP/courses/ Development of systems to aid in the genomics, proteomic research ongoing. No specific financial aid is available. unknown No Joint program with Marquette University and University of Wisconsin 11/3/2004   2003
South Carolina SC Medical University of South Carolina PhD track Department of Biometry and Epidemiology Competitive - no details. 7 core courses with electives beyond that.  Lab rotations strongly encouraged. http://bioinformatics.musc.edu/education.html Computational science systems for analysis of biological data, protein interactions, metabolic pathway identification All students supported by grants or assistantships. unknown No   11/3/2004   2003
Michigan MI Michigan Technical University BS Department of Biological Sciences Normal entrance requirements 74 credits of bioinformatics work required. http://www.bio.mtu.edu/bioinformatics/bio_details/comp_prog.htm#Required Immunology, microbial toxicology, comparative genomics No specific financial aid is available. unknown No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
Missouri MO Missouri Southern State University BS Concentration Department of Computer Science Normal entrance requirements 81 required credits in CS and biology http://www.mssu.edu/compsci/popbsbi.htm N/A No specific financial aid is available. unknown No   11/3/2004   2003
New Jersey NJ New Jersey Institute of Technology Certificate Department of Continuing Professional Education No details 4 courses - 3 core, 1 elective http://cpe.njit.edu/schedule/gradcertRecieve.cfm?certCode=BT N/A No specific financial aid available. unknown No   11/11/2004   Dec-04
North Carolina NC North Carolina State University MS (non-thesis), PhD,  Program in Genomic Science Undergraduate major in relevant field desired.  Courses in linear algebra and calculus required. MS: 33 credit hours: 15 Genomic Science, 9 Bioinformatics Core, 9 Bioinformatics, with oral exam, non-thesis degree.  PhD: 72 credit hours: 15 Genomic Science, 9 Bioinformatics Core, 48 Bioinformatics and thesis. http://genomics.ncsu.edu/bioinfo.html Statistical genetics, molecular sequence analysis, genetic mapping, microarray analysis, protein evolution, quantitative genetics Some fellowships are available. unknown No   11/11/2004   2003
Massachusetts MA Northeastern University MS Department of Biology's Program in Bioinformatics with multiple participating departments Undergraduate degree in related field, and admission into the Graduate School 32 credits required.  Core courses with electives, internship required, some background in basic disciplines can be filled in with extra work. http://www.bioinformatics.neu.edu/courses.html No information available on specific research interests No specific financial aid is available. unknown No   11/11/2004   2003
Illinois IL Northern Illinois University MS Specialization, Certification Department of Biological Sciences Admission through NIU Graduate School 30 credits required for MS with specialization, 16-17 required for certificate http://www.bios.niu.edu/bioinformatics/niubiofor.html Arabidopsis BLAST searches, enzyme rate studies, similarity matrices No specific financial aid is available. unknown No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
Illinois IL Northwestern University MS beginning Fall 2004 Multiple participating departments Background in the biological, mathematical, physical, engineering, or applied sciences  3 core courses, seminar sequence, five electives, 3 units of independent research with one quarter spent in an industrial setting, thesis required. http://www.northwestern.edu/graduate/academic/cbbcur.html No information available on specific research interests No specific financial aid is available. unknown No   11/11/2004   2003
Ohio OH Ohio State University PhD Biophysics Program's Division of Computational Biology and Molecular Biophysics BS in related field recommended Programs are highly individual and are worked out with your advisor.  Thesis defense is required for completion of degree. http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~biophys/Psi.htm Assembly and function of protein complexes, neural networks, function of solute transporters in health and disease. Some fellowships are available. unknown No   11/11/2004   2003
Oregon OR Oregon Health & Sciences University All degrees in Biomedical Informatics: MS (research) and MS (professional), PhD; Graduate Certificate Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology Bachelor's degree required for all programs, MS and PhD requires a course in computer programming and human anatomy and physiology. MS research: 60 credit hours required, with 48 credits of course work distributed among four core areas, and 12 credits of thesis research.  MS professional: 52 credit hours required with Capstone Project.  Six credit on-campus requirement.  Certificate: Eight courses required. http://www.ohsu.edu/bicc-informatics/courses/ Information needs and seeking
 of biomedical researchers, information retrieval in genomics		 NLM fellowship available for PhD students. unknown No   11/11/2004   2003
New Jersey NJ Ramapo College BS School of Theoretical and Applied Science Normal entrance requirements 128 credits, 65 core credits with option for internship. http://www.ramapo.edu/catalog_03_04/academicPrograms/TAS/bioinfo_req_major.html Client-server applications, peptide synthesis methodology No specific financial aid available. unknown No   11/11/2004   2003
New York NY Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute BS, MS in Applied Science w/Concentration in Bioinformatics, PhD in Biology w/Concentration in Bioinformatics School of Science's Department of Applied Science and Biology Normal entrance requirements. Not on website http://www.bioinfo.rpi.edu/education/courses.html Regulation of gene expression, protein folding and structure, data mining, molecular simulations No specific financial aid is available. unknown No   11/11/2004   2003
Texas TX Rice University MS in Computer Science w/ Concentration Department of Computer Science Prerequisites in Computer programming, biology, chemistry, and math. Specific courses listed on website.  14 courses required. http://www.cs.rice.edu/Database/bioinfo.shtml No specific research mentioned. No specific financial aid is available. unknown No   10/22/2004   2003
New York NY Rochester Institute of Technology BS and MS (professional) Department of Biological Sciences BS: Normal entrance requirements.  MS: Related bachelors, and multiple prerequisites. No specific information available. http://bioinformatics.rit.edu/courses.html No specific research mentioned. N/A unknown No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
New York NY Rockefeller University/New York University's Courant Institute PhD, or MD/PhD No information Rigorous entrance requirements No specific information available. http://www.math.nyu.edu/degree/course_descriptions.html#G63.2851.002 No information available on specific research interests All students are fully supported by the university. unknown No   12/4/2004   2003
New Jersey NJ Rutgers University/UMDNJ PhD track Department of Molecular Computational Biology Normal admission requirements through the Graduate School with demonstrated interest in molecular biology. No set number of credits beyond core courses.  Individual curriculums are determined upon admission http://cmb.rutgers.edu/cirric.html Protein expression and structural genes, DNA topology, evolutionary trees, discrete mathematics in biology All PhD students receive fellowships. unknown No   10/22/2004   2003
Texas TX St. Edwards University BS School of Natural Sciences Normal admission requirements 52 credits of core courses, with 13 elective credits required in bioinformatics http://www.stedwards.edu/science/bioinformatics/degree_plan/core_courses.html N/A N/A unknown No   10/22/2004   2003
California CA Stanford University MS (academic), MS (online professional), MS (coterminal, Stanford UG's only), PhD; Certification Department of Biomedical Informatics Programming language, calculus, statistics and biology Projects required for MS, thesis for PhD, two years of residence and completion of appropriate courses. http://smi.stanford.edu/academics/biomedin_courses.html Biomedical Informatics Some grants and assistantships available only for residential programs unknown No   10/22/2004   2003
New Jersey NJ Stevens Institute of Technology MS Chemical Biology w/concentration; Certificate Department of Chemistry BS in related field, 3.0 minimum GPA MS: 30 credits required; Certificate: 12 credits http://attila.stevens-tech.edu/issa/professional/bio.html N/A N/A unknown No   10/24/2004   2003
Alabama AL University of Alabama - Birmingham Specializations for MS, PhD Department of Computer & Information Sciences Admission requirements through the Graduate School and Computer Science Department. MS: 6 core credits, 9 elective, PhD: individualized training to be worked out with your advisor. http://main.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=24866#courses Medical informatics Assistantships available. unknown No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
New York NY University of Buffalo BS College of Arts and Sciences Normal entrance requirements N/A http://undergrad-catalog.buffalo.edu/academicprograms/bioinfo.shtml No information available on specific research interests NYS Education Dept. approved  program in Nov. 2003 unknown No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
California CA University of California - Berkeley Professional Sequence w/Certificate given UC Berkeley Extension - Continuing Education Some background in the area. 4 courses in two possible sequences. http://www.unex.berkeley.edu/prog/bioinformatics/courses.html Genetic engineering, Perl, Data Mining N/A unknown No   10/24/2004   2003
California CA University of California - Davis MS and PhD in Biomedical Engineering with Track in Bioinformatics Department of Biomedical Engineering Multiple prerequisite courses, and high academic achievement MS: 32 credits, w/ 3 core courses, and thesis.  PhD: 48 credits, w/ 4 core courses, and dissertation. http://www.bme.ucdavis.edu/academics/program.php?sPrgCode=GRAD DNA mechanics, mathematical modeling of pathways N/A unknown No   10/24/2004   2003
California CA University of California - Irvine MS, PhD, both have research areas in Informatics in Biology or Medicine School of Information and Computer Science Requirements for entering the Information & Computer Science program. Three core courses, plus at least 6 additional courses, and courses to satisfy a breadth requirement.  Other core courses required for ICS school. http://www.ics.uci.edu/~biomed/#courses Data mining, prediction of protein sequences, gene expression data analysis Grants, assistantships, loans, etc. unknown No   10/24/2004 Updated course URL 2003
California CA University of California - Los Angeles BS in Cybernetics w/Concentration in Bioinformatics, MS, PhD Mult. Depts: Biomathematics, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Statistics, Computer Science et al. Interdisciplinary undergraduate and willingness to fill gaps, regular admissions process Statistics, Genomics, Computational Biology, Research http://www.bioinformatics.ucla.edu/program/ Predicting membrane protein structure, analyses of genome evolution, microarrays Grants, assistantships, loans, etc. unknown No   10/24/2004   2003
California CA University of California - Riverside PhD in Genetics with track in Genomics/Bioinformatics Graduate Program in Genetics Appropriate undergraduate degree. N/A No listing available. Plant gene expression, environmental stress tolerance, population genetics Some fellowships and assistantships available. unknown No   10/24/2004   2003
California CA University of California - San Diego BS, PhD, also PhD in Neuroinformatics Mult. Depts: Departments of Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Computer Science & Engineering, Mathematics et al. Undergraduate major in applicable discipline Biological Data and Analysis Tools, Sequence Analysis, Genomic Analysis, Statistics areas, three quarters of work required http://bioinformatics.ucsd.edu/students/curriculum.htm Structure and evolution of proteins, Enzymes, genomics, etc http://bioinformatics.ucsd.edu/faculty/index.htm Assistantships and other forms of aid available for all PhD candidates unknown No   10/24/2004   2003
California CA University of California - San Francisco MS – only for those getting a second health-related masters (or MS with PhD), and PhD Graduate Program in Biological and Medical Informatics Computer science and biological background strongly encouraged 36 credits required for MS, projects required for both MS and PhD http://www.mis.ucsf.edu/curriculum.html Protein structures, Computer imaging, etc http://www.bmi.ucsf.edu/faculty.html All PhD students are supported by the university, but not MS students unknown No   10/26/2004   2003
California CA University of California - Santa Cruz BS, MS and PhD Currently under Department of Computer Engineering – moving to Department of Biomolecular Engineering At least 3.5 GPA in pertinent courses, CS, EE, and CE degrees encouraged Six core courses with three electives, optional internship, 52 credits for MS, 56 for PhD, Thesis required for both MS and PhD http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/programs/bioinformatics/graduate/requirements.html Gene finding, RNA detection techniques, proteomics Fellowship opportunities plus loans and graduate assistantships unknown No Part of the UCSC Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering 10/26/2004   2003
Ohio OH University of Cincinnati MS and PhD in Biomedical Engineering with Track in Bioinformatics Department of Biomedical Engineering Rigorous standards and high academic performance required 148 credits required over 3 years of work, with thesis http://www.eng.uc.edu/dept_biomed/graduate/graduate_curriculum.php Computational neuroscience, clinical applications of bioinformatics No mention of financial aid unknown No   10/26/2004 Updated URLs 2003
Colorado CO University of Colorado at Denver MS/PhD in Applied Mathematics with Computational Biology Option       Applied Mathematics Department Minimum 2.75 undergrad GPA (GRE and math subject tests encouraged) and 30 credits in math including 2 semesters of advanced calculus, 1 sem. of linear algebra, 1sem. of either abstract algebra, differential equations, discrete math or probability MS:  30 semester hours (24 must be in mathematics - level 5000 or above), 3.0 GPA, final oral exam                                     PhD: 12 non-thesis credits ,including 4 PhD level courses, Math Clinic, 3 Readings (42 non-thesis credits required w/o M.S. in mathematics), 2 preliminary exams in Applied Analysis and Applied Linear Algebra, comp exam, 30 thesis credits, dissertation and defense http://www-math.cudenver.edu/graduate/SampleProgCompBio.shtml Through the Center for Computational Biology: Image processing and radiation therapy, Population genetics, Algorithm design for problems in DNA mapping, Computational mechanics Teaching and Research Assistantships possible, Fellowships available for PhD students unknown No Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Options for BS programs in Biology, Chemisty, CS, Mathematics and Physics are currently being coordinated with the UCCS  PhD in CS 10/30/2004 New addition Dec-04
Colorado CO University of Colorado at Denver MS in CS with Computational Biology option                     PhD in CS and IS with Computational Biology option                 Computer Science Department PhD:  The Business School and the Computer Science and Engineering Department Application to either The Business School or the CS Dept. depending on background MS:  completiong of 30 credit hours, 15 of which must include biology for computer scientists, engineers and math, computational biology, algorithms, independent study: complex software development project, into to Bayesian Statististics) PhD:  completion of MS degree (30 credit hours) plus 30 credit hours beyond Master's level, 30 credit hours of dissertation research and general requirements of the Graduate School http://www.cudenver.edu/Academics/Colleges/Business/Programs/Graduate/PhD+in+CSIS/Courses.htm Research interests:  Parallel processing and simulation, data mining, neural networks, machine learning, graph theory and graph algorithms Scholarships available unknown No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
Colorado CO University of Colorado at Denver Certificate in Computational Biology Center for Computational Biology BS plus working knowledge of some computer language, coursework in probability and statistics plus one of the following:  BS in Biology, CS or Mathematics or approved related coursework 15 credits http://www.cudenver.edu/Academics/Centers+and+Institutes/ComputationalBiology/Programs/graduateCertificate.htm Image processing and radiation therapy, Population genetics, Algorithm design for problems in DNA mapping, Computational mechanics N/A unknown No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
Colorado CO University of Colorado at Denver  PhD in Analytical Health Science/ Bioinformatics CU Health Sciences Center - Department of Preventative Medicine and Biometrics Normal requirements of the UCHSC Graduate School plus an MS in CS, computer engineering, IT, Mathematics, Biostatistics or another scientific field related to computational mathematics or a GRE CS score demonstrating knowledge equivalent to an MS in CS and and upper-level undergrad or lower-level grad course in biology (or equivalent employment experience - GRE Biology subject score as evidence) and an interview 45 quarter-credit hours of course work and 45 quarter-credit hours of doctoral dissertaion research, dissertation defense http://pmb.uchsc.edu/BioInformatics/pages/courses.htm Ontologies in biomedicine, bio-molecular dynamics, genomic sequence and polymorphism, gene expression analysis, biochemical pathway analysis Traineeships, Assitantships, Fellowships and PhD support possible unknown No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
Delaware DE University of Delaware BS minor N/A Normal admission requirements 15 credits and thesis required. http://capb.dbi.udel.edu/main/news/BioinfoCore-EAB-Sept-2002/sld1.html N/A No mention of financial aid unknown No   10/26/2004   2003
Idaho ID University of Idaho MS, PhD Initiative for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies Extremely competitive admissions with mathematical ability and molecular biology knowledge required. Core courses, depth courses, lab rotation, seminars, teaching experience, and thesis required.  MS: 32 credits, PhD: 78 credits. http://styx.ibest.uidaho.edu/ibest/bcb/bcbreq.html No information available on specific research interests No mention of financial aid unknown No   10/26/2004 Updated course URL 2003
Illinois IL University of Illinois at Chicago MS, PhD Department of Bioengineering Undergraduate major in related field desirable, very high GPA required. 36 credits minimum of specific courses in biochemistry, mathematics, statistics, and bioengineering for MS, 96 credits for PhD.  Thesis required for both. http://www.uic.edu/depts/bioe/main/course.htm Structural Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Neural Engineering No specific financial aid is available. unknown No   10/26/2004   2003
Maryland MD University of Maryland MS Biotechnology Studies w/ Track Graduate School Admission through Graduate School 36 credits, 24 of core courses. http://www.umuc.edu/grad/msbt.shtml No information available on specific research interests N/A unknown No   10/26/2004   2003
Massachusetts MA University of Massachusetts - Lowell Degrees in specified areas available with Bio/Cheminformatics Option: BS, MS, PhD  Department of Computer Science collaborating with Depts of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and the Medical School. BS: Normal entrance requirements.  MS and PhD: Related bachelors, and multiple prerequisites. BS: 120-124 credits depending on major, MS, PhD: 9 core credit hours, 12 credits of course pairs, 9 elective credits,  http://genome.uml.edu/programs_desc.htm Data mining, visualization of data, viral-host interactions, protein composition Assistantships may be available to students after completing part of the program. unknown No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
Tennessee TN University of Memphis MS Computer Science or Mathematical Sciences w/Concentration Department of Mathematical Sciences's Computer Science Division Masters or PhD in biological sciences, and courses in Genetics, Biochemistry, Computer programming, and Mathematics With PhD: 30 credits, without: 33 credits required.  Thesis required for both. http://www.msci.memphis.edu/~giri/bio.html Computational biology and algorithms. No specific financial aid is available. unknown No   10/28/2004   2003
Michigan MI University of Michigan MS, PhD 2 tracks: Program in Biomedical Sciences in the Medical School, or directly to the Bioinformatics Program BS in related degree, and admission into the Graduate School MS: 31 credits of core courses and electives, with internship required, non-thesis.  PhD: 68 credits required with thesis and exam. http://www.bioinformatics.med.umich.edu/courses.html Tools for facilitating gene mapping, nanomolecular modeling, transcription mechanism study, etc. First two years of PhD work is fully supported.  No specific financial aid for MS students unknown No   10/28/2004   2003
Minnesota MN University of Minnesota MS minor, PhD minor Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Computer science, biology, statistics course prerequisites. Minor requires core courses, 9 credits for master's, 15 credits for doctoral minor. http://www.binf.umn.edu/courses.html DNA repair mechanisms, quantitative genetics, biopolymers, etc. No specific financial aid is available. unknown No   10/28/2004 Changed department 2003
Missouri MO University of Missouri - Columbia MS in Health Informatics and Bioinformatics (Resident or Executive) Department of Health Management and Informatics BA/BS and application through the graduate school and completion of foundation courses (foundation courses must be completed prior to Block 4 for the Executive Program and can be completed concurrently with the Resident Program) Research:  45 credits, oral comp, thesis  Executive:  33 credits (including 9 courses and a research project) http://hmi.missouri.edu/academic_programs/ms_r/courses.htm#foundation No research specific to the Computational Biology option mentioned. Variety of out-of-state tuition waivers, scholarships, traineeships assistantships available - possible NLM Fellowships approved June 2004 (added emphasis to MS in Health Informatics - begun in 1999) Executive program is offered online with minimal on-campus sessions   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
Nebraska NE University of Nebraska MS in Pathology and Microbiology with Special Track in Bioinformatics, PhD in Pathology and Microbiology with Special Track in Bioinformatics University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Pathology and Microbiology, in conjunction with the Department of Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis,  Must meet requirements for admission into the University of Nebraska Medical Center's programs MS: Eleven foundation biology, computational sciences courses, core biological sciences, computational sciences, electives and independent study.  PhD: Similar requirements. http://www.isqa.unomaha.edu/bioinformatics/phd.htm Cost benefit analysis for systems, computer literacy No specific financial aid is available. unknown No   10/28/2004   2003
North Carolina NC University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MS Certificate of Specialization, PhD Certificate of Specialization School of Information and Library Science (MS), Carolina Center for Genome Sciences (PhD) Certification: Background in related subjects required  Specialization: Courses in computer programming, biochemistry, and statistics. Certification: 38 credits of required classes in the 48 required for a MLS/MIS with research rotation.  Specialization: Two research rotations, one semester of teaching, core classes, and research presentation required.  Possible internships. http://ils.unc.edu/bmh/bioinfo/SILS%20Bioinformatics%20Certificate%20proposal.doc Structure and function relationships of proteins, computational protein design, statistical genetics No specific financial aid is available. unknown No   10/28/2004   2003
Pennsylvania PA University of Pennsylvania BS Biology, Computer Science, or Mathematics w/Concentration, MS in Biotechnology w/Concentration, PhD in Genomics and Computational Biology Department of Computational Biology Normal admission requirements through the Graduate School MS: 12 courses required.  No information on PhD http://www.med.upenn.edu/gcb/courses.shtml Evolutionary population genetics, mathematical tools to map disease genes, multiple sequence alignments Financial aid available for PhD students. unknown No   10/28/2004   2003
Pennsylvania PA University of Pittsburgh Certification, MS in Biomedical Informatics w/Concentration, PhD in Biomedical Informatics w/Concentration, Biomedical Informatics Certificate Program Center for Biomedical Informatics Normal, though rigorous, admission requirements through the Graduate School. MS: 44 credit hours, required core courses, electives, and thesis.  PhD: 71 credit hours, core courses, electives, thesis, and significant research.  Certificate: 15 credit hours http://www.cbmi.pitt.edu/trainingprogram/Bioinformatics%20MS%20concentration.htm Biomolecular sequence-structure-function research, oncology informatics, medical simulations NLM and NRSA grants are available.  Half of the students are partially or fully funded. unknown No   10/28/2004   2003
Florida FL University of South Florida MS Health Sciences Center with other participating departments Normal admission requirements through the Graduate School with course prerequisites 41 credits, with 9 core classes and a thesis. http://hsc.usf.edu/medicine/biochemistry/curriculum.html No specific research mentioned. No specific financial aid mentioned. unknown No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
California CA University of Southern California Professional MS, PhD Department of Biological Sciences (MS, PhD), Department of Mathematics (MS) Bachelor's degree in related subject. 60 credits and thesis. http://hto-e.usc.edu/compbiophd/phddegreeprog.html Algorithm development, association mapping with SNPs, cancer genomics All students supported by grants or assistantships. MS: Fall 2004                  PhD: Fall 2003 No   10/18/2004   Dec-04
Tennessee TN University of Tennessee at Knoxville MS, PhD Genomic Science and Technology Graduate School at UT-K w/ Oak Ridge National Laboratories Multiple prerequisites, and science background strongly encouraged. MS: Similar requirements with thesis at end.  PhD: 26 credits minimum, with thesis. http://bio.lsd.ornl.gov/gst/phd.html Microbial pathogenesis, mouse genomics, statistical methods of gene annotation. All students are supported while they are in the program. unknown No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
Texas TX University of Texas - Austin PhD track Graduate Program in Cell and Molecular Biology Normal admission requirements through the Graduate School Two semester core course required along with electives, and thesis. http://www.esb.utexas.edu/molbio/graduate.html Bioorganic chemistry, mouse genetics, apoptosis, cellular biosynthesis Teaching and/or research assistantships available. unknown No   10/18/2004   2003
Texas TX University of Texas - El Paso Professional MS Department of Biological Sciences Relevant background desired. 2 year, non-thesis program.  Core courses required. http://www.bioinformatics.utep.edu/courses.htm Genome sequencing, bioluminescence, intelligent systems, molecular mechanisms of pathogens No specific financial aid is available. unknown No   10/20/2004   2003
Pennsylvania PA University of the Sciences at Philadelphia BS, MS Program in Bioinformatics BS or BA in life science, chemistry or computer science 22 credits core courses, electives beyond that. http://www.usip.edu/graduate/bioinformatics/curriculum.shtml No specific research mentioned. No specific financial aid is available. unknown No   10/20/2004   2003
Utah UT University of Utah MS/PhD in Medical Informatics with a Bioinformatics track, one-year MS for MDs Department of Medical Informatics   BA/BA - 3.3 minimum GPA, GRE, completion of college-level courses in computer programming and statistics MS: 30 semester hours (23 of formal coursework, 7 of research leading to thesis), completion of thesis, comp exam                                                                     PhD: 40 semester hours of formal coursework, written/oral comp exam after 1st year, 14 semester hours of research work, dissertation, completion of written/oral qualifying exams after completion of coursework One-year MS: tailored curriculum http://www.uuhsc.utah.edu/medinfo/index.cfm?Content=DBcontent&mcid=1027 Parallel genetic algorithms, development of methodologies for linkage and association analysis, population studies on familiarity of diseases NLM fellowships available for PhD students, some grants and tuition waivers available unknown No   12/10/2004 New addition Dec-04
Washington WA University of Washington All degrees in Biomedical and Health Informatics, MS (research and applied), PhD, Certification only available for current students at Univ. of Wash. Department of Medical Education and Biomedical Informatics MS/PhD: Substantial knowledge in mathematics, computer programming, and biology.   MS Research: 60 credits minimum with thesis.  MS Applied: 60 credits minimum with applied project. PhD: 90 credits minimum with thesis. http://www.informatics.washington.edu/docs/DegreeReqs101502.pdf Clinical informatics, genetic data integration, public health informatics, structural informatics NLM training grant available. MS: Fall 2000, PhD:  Approved by UW Board of Regents 7/2003  No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
Wisconsin WI University of Wisconsin MS in Computer Science with Bioinformatics Track Department of Computer Science Normal admission requirements through the Graduate School. N/A http://www.cs.wisc.edu/areas/ai/uwcompbio.html No specific research mentioned. Financial aid, grants and fellowships are available unknown No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
Wisconsin WI University of Wisconsin PhD with an emphasis in bioinformatics Various departments participating in the Computation and Informatics in Biology and Medicine Training Program Enrollment in PhD program in one of the participating departments Completion of a minor outside one's home dept. (12 credits), 3 classes in Bioinformatics/Biostatistics, 3 Biological classes, 3 CS classes http://www.cibm.wisc.edu/grad_curriculum.html Sequence analysis and algorithms, mircroarray analysis, structural biology, modeling and simulation, information extraction from biomedical text, statistical genomics Funded through NLM grants. unknown No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
Wisconsin WI University of Wisconsin Pre- and post-doctoral candidates Computation and Informatics in Biology and Medicine (CS, Biochemistry, Statistics, Genetics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, etc.) PhD in related subject field 9 credits minimum plus a course in Scientific Ethics http://www.cibm.wisc.edu/grad_curriculum.html Interdisciplinary research interests. Funded through NLM grants. unknown No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
Wisconsin WI University of Wisconsin Capstone Certificate Programs Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics Course prerequisites: Calculus; Programming and Data Structures (or equivalents) 12 credits (3 required classes, one elective) http://www.medsch.wisc.edu/biostat/training/bioinfocapcourses.html N/A N/A unknown No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
Wisconsin WI University of Wisconsin Graduate Certificate Program Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics simultaneious enrollment in a graduate degree program 12 credits (3 required classes, one elective) http://www.wisc.edu/grad/catalog/med/biostatC.html N/A N/A unknown No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
Tennessee TN Vanderbilt University MS in Biomedical Informatics and PhD Concentration Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Program in Biomedical Informatics Prior experience in related fields required. MS: 27-40 credits required with thesis. PhD: 33-46 credits with teaching experience and thesis http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/dbmi/bmigradprog/program.html Clinical terminology systems, medical informatics, machine learning, genetic expression of cancer genes. No specific financial aid is mentioned. unknown No   10/6/2004   2003
Virginia VA Virginia Commonwealth University BS, M Biof. (non-thesis, professional degree), MS (thesis), BS/MS Accelerated Program Center for the Study of Biological Complexity BS: normal undergraduate admission requirements, M Biof./MS: Normal graduate admission requirements (consult dept. directly for additional reqs)  BS/MS Accelerated:  apply during junior year BS: 40 core credits, 22 track credits, and completion of standard undergraduate degree requirements; M Biof.: 35 credits; Programs give choices among 3 different tracks: Biology/Genomics, Computational Science, Quantitative/Statistical http://www.vcu.edu/csbc/bioinformatics/masters_courses.html No specific research mentioned. No specific financial aid is mentioned. Unknown No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
Virginia VA Virginia Polytechnic Institute PhD in Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program in Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology Normal admission requirements through the Graduate School plus Supplemental Application for PhD program Students choose a primary track from four specialty tracks:  life sciences, computer science, statistics and mathematics.  Also complete core courses and dissertation research project. http://www.vt.edu/academics/gcat/gcdGen.html Molecular modeling and protein structure and function, genomic sequence analysis from an evolutionary perspective, biomolecular electrostatics, protein folding and dynamics,  microarray transcription data, computational methods for use in air quality modeling Limited number of first-year merit-based fellowships :  $21,500 stipend plus tuition and fees first class of students accepted in Fall 2003 No   11/27/2004 Addition of URL, degree reqs. 2003
Missouri MO Washington University in St. Louis PhD Computational Biology Computational Biology Program Application through the interdepartmental Divison of Biology & Biomedical Sciences. BS/BA in natural, physical or engineering sciences committed to career in research 3 required courses, Fundamentals of CS (or previous experience), CS class, 3 advanced electives, Ethics course, Teaching Assistantship, research lab rotations, qualifying exam, thesis http://dbbs.wustl.edu/dbbs/website.nsf/forms/forms/$file/computational_guidelines.pdf Computational approaches to gene analysis,  comparative genomics, population and evolutionary genetics, application of molecular genetic techniques to the study of genotype/ phenotype associations and the evolotion of the human genome Stipends, fellowships, grants available 1997 No   12/1/2004 New addition Dec-04
Ohio OH Wright State University BS in Computer Science w/Bioinformatics option, BS in Biology w/Bioinformatics option  MS in CS (course of study can be designed to include computational aspects of Bioinformatics) Department of Computer Science & Engineering BS: Normal undergraduate admission requirements  MS: Normal School of Graduate Studies admission requirements CS: 195 credit hours required.  Bio: 200 credit hours required  MS: 48 credit hours (including 12 credit hours toward thesis) http://birg.cs.wright.edu/undergraduate/index.shtml Protein binding interactions, data mining, molecular visualization, forensic analysis Applications available for Full In-State Tuition and Partial Funding Scholarships for freshman coming directly from high school  approved by University Curriculum Committee in May 2002 No   11/26/2004 Addition of financial aid and MS info. 2003
Connecticut CT Yale University PhD - Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Program Combined Program in the Biological & Biomedical Sciences Strong foundation in the basic sciences and mathematics, training in computing/informatics (including significant computer programming experience), GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test in relevant discipline Completion of 9 courses encompassing the following core areas:  computational biology and bioinformatics, biological sciences, and informatics; graduate seminar on research ethics, multiple research rotations, CBB seminar series , two semesters as a teaching assistant, qualifying exam (oral portion includes questioning on dissertation prospectus), and work in lab of thesis advisor. http://ycmi.med.yale.edu/CBB/CBBProg.html Computational approaches to functional and integrative genomics, Theoretical molecular biology and computational algorithms, Computational analysis of macromolecular structures heterogeneous database design and information integration Stipend, full tuition, health coverage & yearly travel allotment for travel to scientific meetings or courses unknown No   11/26/2004 Program restructured, addition of financial aid 2003