Degree-Granting Bioinformatics Programs in the | |||||||
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Abbrv. State | University | Degrees | Department(s) | Degree Requirements | Sampling of Research Interests | ||
AZ | Arizona State University | Professional MS | The Sloan Foundation of Computational Biosciences in the Department of Life Sciences | 30 credit hours of courses, 6 credits of internship, and 6 credit hours of professional development or advanced study. 42 credit hours total. | 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 | ||
TX | Baylor College of Medicine | PhD - Structural and Computational Biology and Molecular Biophysics, MD/PhD | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | 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. | Computational models of tissue mechanics, molecular evolution, theory of protein folding, gene regulation, network analysis proteomics | ||
TX | Baylor University | BS of Informatics w/ Bioinformatics major | Department of Computer Science, Biology Department | 124 credit hours required including Humanities, Computer Science and Biology, and Mathematics and Chemistry. | Parallel computation, component level design, metamorphic programming | ||
MA | Boston University | MS, PhD | Department of Bioinformatics | 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) | 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. | ||
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 | MS: 30 credits, Dual Degree: 45 credits, Certificate: 15 credits. All include core courses and courses in programming, scripting language and database management. | Natural language processing, cognitive mideling, modeling of hybrid systems using interval arithmetic contraints, parallel processing | ||
NY | Canisius College | BS | Department of Computer Science | 37 courses (128 credits) required. Full undergraduate curriculum. | Natural Language understanding and generation, mathematical biology, analysis of algorithms | ||
PA | Cedar Crest College | BS Minor | Department of Biological Sciences | Biology, Genetics, Evolution, Biostatistics, 2 courses in Bioinformatics | Rare Plants, Invertebrate Neurophysiology, Viral Genetics, Evolutionary Influences on Codon Usage | ||
NY | Columbia University | MA (applied), MA (research), PhD | Department of Biomedical Informatics | MS (applied): 30 credits required, MS (research): Previous PhD and 30 credits, PhD: 60 credits, comp exam, dissertation | Standards for encoding and sharing clinical guidelines, diabetes informatics, clinical data mining | ||
* | DeVry University | BS in Biomedical Informatics | Technology - Biomedical Informatics | 141 credits (largest concentration in Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics: 28 credits, Programming: 27 credits, Mathematics and Sciences: 20 credits) | No specific research mentioned. | ||
PA | Drexel University | All degrees with Concentrations in Bioinformatics, BS, MS, PhD | Center for Integrated Bioinformatics | BS: 2 core classes and senior thesis, MS: 4 required classes, electives, and optional thesis, PhD: 4 required courses, electives, and thesis. | Molecular characterization of tissue heterogeneity, molecular pathways and cellular networks, and informatics of cultured cells | ||
NC | Duke University | PhD; Certificate for PhD and MS students in other departments at Duke | Centers for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology and Genome Technology | PhD: Core classes, electives, exams, graduate seminars, rotations, and dissertation; Certificate: Four courses in bioinformatics and seminars. | No information available on specific research interests | ||
FL | Florida International University | MS in Computer Science w/Specialization | Department of Computer Science | 15 credits of required CS classes and 15 electives or 9 electives, and option of thesis | Pattern Discovery in sequences and structures, micro-array data analysis, primer and probe design, phylogenetic analysis, image processing - conducted by BioRG | ||
FL | Florida State University | MS/PhD in Biomedical Mathematics | Department of Mathematics | MS: 36 hours of coursework and seminars PhD: MS degree requirements, comp exam, dissertation | Mathematical physiology, protein structure determination, human brain mapping, DNA topology | ||
CA | Foothill College | Associate Degree, Career Certification | Biological and Health Sciences Division (BH) in conjunction with the Computer Technology and Information System (CTIS) Division | 53 credits for Associate Degree, 49 for Certificate | N/A | ||
VA | George Mason University | MS, PhD | School of Computational Sciences | MS: 31 credit hours including research project or master's thesis. PhD: 72 credits total, 48 course credits and 24 credits of thesis research. | Protein structure analysis, computational neuroscience, biomedical genomics, data mining, human genetic variation, viral genomics | ||
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 | 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. | Phylogenetics, information systems, genomics and proteomics of HIV and cardiovascular disease | ||
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 | 9 courses specific to the bioinformatics track. Internships are also possible. | Developmental genetics, DNA replication in E. coli, DNA damage, second messengers | ||
GA | Georgia Institute of Technology | MS, PhD in Biology w/Specialization and PhD in Bioinformatics | School of Biology | 37 credits, three semesters of specific courses in biology, mathematics, computer programming, and chemistry. | Protein structure analysis, molecular genetic databases, x-ray crystallography | ||
MA | Harvard and MIT | MS Medical Informatics | Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology | Core courses and thesis requirement | Information processing in medicine, communication in medicine. | ||
MA | Harvard and MIT | PhD | Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology's Program of Medical Engineering and Medical Physics | Core courses and thesis requirement, interdisciplinary courses among both schools. | No information available on specific research interests | ||
IN | Indiana University at Bloomington | MS, PhD minor | School of Informatics with Depts of Biology, Computer Science, and Chemistry | MS: 36 credits, 6 core credits, with thesis, PhD minor: 12 credits | FlyBase/Drosophila research. | ||
IN | Indiana University/Purdue University - Indianapolis | MS | School of Informatics | 9 core credit hours, and then 21 credit hours of electives, culminating with 6 credit hours of work on master's thesis. | Intelligent systems, neural networks, bioinformatics, gene regulation | ||
IO | Iowa State University | PhD | Program in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology with multiple participating departments | Courses in genetics, molecular biology, mathematics, computer science, statistics and physics with interdisciplinary thesis. 72 credits are required | Intelligent searching, data warehouses, analytical tools, high performance computing in genomics | ||
MD | Johns Hopkins University | Pre- and post-doctoral candidates | Institute for Biophysical Research | Not on website | Transposition mechanisms, transcriptional silencing, computational genomics, protein sequence analysis, compuational protein design | ||
CA | Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences | Professional Masters of Bioscience | N/A | Two academic years of work, with internship over the summer and master's paper | 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 | ||
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) | Thesis: 24 credit hours required plus thesis. Non-thesis: 36 credit hours. Core courses required for both options. | Development of systems to aid in the genomics, proteomic research ongoing. | ||
SC | Medical University of South Carolina | PhD track | Department of Biometry and Epidemiology | 7 core courses with electives beyond that. Lab rotations strongly encouraged. | Computational science systems for analysis of biological data, protein interactions, metabolic pathway identification | ||
MI | Michigan Technical University | BS | Department of Biological Sciences | 74 credits of bioinformatics work required. | Immunology, microbial toxicology, comparative genomics | ||
MO | Missouri Southern State University | BS Concentration | Department of Computer Science | 81 required credits in CS and biology | N/A | ||
NJ | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Certificate | Department of Continuing Professional Education | 4 courses - 3 core, 1 elective | N/A | ||
NC | North Carolina State University | MS (non-thesis), PhD, | Program in Genomic Science | 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. | Statistical genetics, molecular sequence analysis, genetic mapping, microarray analysis, protein evolution, quantitative genetics | ||
MA | Northeastern University | MS | Department of Biology's Program in Bioinformatics with multiple participating departments | 32 credits required. Core courses with electives, internship required, some background in basic disciplines can be filled in with extra work. | No information available on specific research interests | ||
IL | Northern Illinois University | MS Specialization, Certification | Department of Biological Sciences | 30 credits required for MS with specialization, 16-17 required for certificate | Arabidopsis BLAST searches, enzyme rate studies, similarity matrices | ||
IL | Northwestern University | MS beginning Fall 2004 | Multiple participating departments | 3 core courses, seminar sequence, five electives, 3 units of independent research with one quarter spent in an industrial setting, thesis required. | No information available on specific research interests | ||
OH | Ohio State University | PhD | Biophysics Program's Division of Computational Biology and Molecular Biophysics | Programs are highly individual and are worked out with your advisor. Thesis defense is required for completion of degree. | Assembly and function of protein complexes, neural networks, function of solute transporters in health and disease. | ||
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 | 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. | Information
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NJ | Ramapo College | BS | School of Theoretical and Applied Science | 128 credits, 65 core credits with option for internship. | Client-server applications, peptide synthesis methodology | ||
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 | Not on website | Regulation of gene expression, protein folding and structure, data mining, molecular simulations | ||
TX | Rice University | MS in Computer Science w/ Concentration | Department of Computer Science | Specific courses listed on website. 14 courses required. | No specific research mentioned. | ||
NY | Rochester Institute of Technology | BS and MS (professional) | Department of Biological Sciences | No specific information available. | No specific research mentioned. | ||
NY | Rockefeller University/New York University's Courant Institute | PhD, or MD/PhD | No information | No specific information available. | No information available on specific research interests | ||
NJ | Rutgers University/UMDNJ | PhD track | Department of Molecular Computational Biology | No set number of credits beyond core courses. Individual curriculums are determined upon admission | Protein expression and structural genes, DNA topology, evolutionary trees, discrete mathematics in biology | ||
TX | St. Edwards University | BS | School of Natural Sciences | 52 credits of core courses, with 13 elective credits required in bioinformatics | N/A | ||
CA | Stanford University | MS (academic), MS (online professional), MS (coterminal, Stanford UG's only), PhD; Certification | Department of Biomedical Informatics | Projects required for MS, thesis for PhD, two years of residence and completion of appropriate courses. | Biomedical Informatics | ||
NJ | Stevens Institute of Technology | MS Chemical Biology w/concentration; Certificate | Department of Chemistry | MS: 30 credits required; Certificate: 12 credits | N/A | ||
AL | University of Alabama - Birmingham | Specializations for MS, PhD | Department of Computer & Information Sciences | MS: 6 core credits, 9 elective, PhD: individualized training to be worked out with your advisor. | Medical informatics | ||
NY | University of Buffalo | BS | College of Arts and Sciences | N/A | No information available on specific research interests | ||
CA | University of California - Berkeley | Professional Sequence w/Certificate given | UC Berkeley Extension - Continuing Education | 4 courses in two possible sequences. | Genetic engineering, Perl, Data Mining | ||
CA | University of California - Davis | MS and PhD in Biomedical Engineering with Track in Bioinformatics | Department of Biomedical Engineering | MS: 32 credits, w/ 3 core courses, and thesis. PhD: 48 credits, w/ 4 core courses, and dissertation. | DNA mechanics, mathematical modeling of pathways | ||
CA | University of California - Irvine | MS, PhD, both have research areas in Informatics in Biology or Medicine | School of Information and Computer Science | Three core courses, plus at least 6 additional courses, and courses to satisfy a breadth requirement. Other core courses required for ICS school. | Data mining, prediction of protein sequences, gene expression data analysis | ||
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. | Statistics, Genomics, Computational Biology, Research | Predicting membrane protein structure, analyses of genome evolution, microarrays | ||
CA | University of California - Riverside | PhD in Genetics with track in Genomics/Bioinformatics | Graduate Program in Genetics | N/A | Plant gene expression, environmental stress tolerance, population genetics | ||
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. | Biological Data and Analysis Tools, Sequence Analysis, Genomic Analysis, Statistics areas, three quarters of work required | Structure and evolution of proteins, Enzymes, genomics, etc http://bioinformatics.ucsd.edu/faculty/index.htm | ||
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 | 36 credits required for MS, projects required for both MS and PhD | Protein structures, Computer imaging, etc http://www.bmi.ucsf.edu/faculty.html | ||
CA | University of California - Santa Cruz | BS, MS and PhD | Currently under Department of Computer Engineering – moving to Department of Biomolecular Engineering | Six core courses with three electives, optional internship, 52 credits for MS, 56 for PhD, Thesis required for both MS and PhD | Gene finding, RNA detection techniques, proteomics | ||
OH | University of Cincinnati | MS and PhD in Biomedical Engineering with Track in Bioinformatics | Department of Biomedical Engineering | 148 credits required over 3 years of work, with thesis | Computational neuroscience, clinical applications of bioinformatics | ||
CO | University of Colorado at Denver | MS/PhD in Applied Mathematics with Computational Biology Option | Applied Mathematics Department | 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 | Through the Center for Computational Biology: Image processing and radiation therapy, Population genetics, Algorithm design for problems in DNA mapping, Computational mechanics | ||
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 | 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 | Research interests: Parallel processing and simulation, data mining, neural networks, machine learning, graph theory and graph algorithms | ||
CO | University of Colorado at Denver | Certificate in Computational Biology | Center for Computational Biology | 15 credits | Image processing and radiation therapy, Population genetics, Algorithm design for problems in DNA mapping, Computational mechanics | ||
CO | University of Colorado at Denver | PhD in Analytical Health Science/ Bioinformatics | CU Health Sciences Center - Department of Preventative Medicine and Biometrics | 45 quarter-credit hours of course work and 45 quarter-credit hours of doctoral dissertaion research, dissertation defense | Ontologies in biomedicine, bio-molecular dynamics, genomic sequence and polymorphism, gene expression analysis, biochemical pathway analysis | ||
DE | University of Delaware | BS minor | N/A | 15 credits and thesis required. | N/A | ||
ID | University of Idaho | MS, PhD | Initiative for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies | Core courses, depth courses, lab rotation, seminars, teaching experience, and thesis required. MS: 32 credits, PhD: 78 credits. | No information available on specific research interests | ||
IL | University of Illinois at Chicago | MS, PhD | Department of Bioengineering | 36 credits minimum of specific courses in biochemistry, mathematics, statistics, and bioengineering for MS, 96 credits for PhD. Thesis required for both. | Structural Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Neural Engineering | ||
MD | University of Maryland | MS Biotechnology Studies w/ Track | Graduate School | 36 credits, 24 of core courses. | No information available on specific research interests | ||
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: 120-124 credits depending on major, MS, PhD: 9 core credit hours, 12 credits of course pairs, 9 elective credits, | Data mining, visualization of data, viral-host interactions, protein composition | ||
TN | University of Memphis | MS Computer Science or Mathematical Sciences w/Concentration | Department of Mathematical Sciences's Computer Science Division | With PhD: 30 credits, without: 33 credits required. Thesis required for both. | Computational biology and algorithms. | ||
MI | University of Michigan | MS, PhD | 2 tracks: Program in Biomedical Sciences in the Medical School, or directly to the Bioinformatics Program | MS: 31 credits of core courses and electives, with internship required, non-thesis. PhD: 68 credits required with thesis and exam. | Tools for facilitating gene mapping, nanomolecular modeling, transcription mechanism study, etc. | ||
MN | University of Minnesota | MS minor, PhD minor | Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology | Minor requires core courses, 9 credits for master's, 15 credits for doctoral minor. | DNA repair mechanisms, quantitative genetics, biopolymers, etc. | ||
MO | University of Missouri - Columbia | MS in Health Informatics and Bioinformatics (Resident or Executive) | Department of Health Management and Informatics | Research: 45 credits, oral comp, thesis Executive: 33 credits (including 9 courses and a research project) | No research specific to the Computational Biology option mentioned. | ||
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, | MS: Eleven foundation biology, computational sciences courses, core biological sciences, computational sciences, electives and independent study. PhD: Similar requirements. | Cost benefit analysis for systems, computer literacy | ||
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: 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. | Structure and function relationships of proteins, computational protein design, statistical genetics | ||
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 | MS: 12 courses required. No information on PhD | Evolutionary population genetics, mathematical tools to map disease genes, multiple sequence alignments | ||
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 | 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 | Biomolecular sequence-structure-function research, oncology informatics, medical simulations | ||
FL | University of South Florida | MS | Health Sciences Center with other participating departments | 41 credits, with 9 core classes and a thesis. | No specific research mentioned. | ||
CA | University of Southern California | Professional MS, PhD | Department of Biological Sciences (MS, PhD), Department of Mathematics (MS) | 60 credits and thesis. | Algorithm development, association mapping with SNPs, cancer genomics | ||
TN | University of Tennessee at Knoxville | MS, PhD | Genomic Science and Technology Graduate School at UT-K w/ Oak Ridge National Laboratories | MS: Similar requirements with thesis at end. PhD: 26 credits minimum, with thesis. | Microbial pathogenesis, mouse genomics, statistical methods of gene annotation. | ||
TX | University of Texas - Austin | PhD track | Graduate Program in Cell and Molecular Biology | Two semester core course required along with electives, and thesis. | Bioorganic chemistry, mouse genetics, apoptosis, cellular biosynthesis | ||
TX | University of Texas - El Paso | Professional MS | Department of Biological Sciences | 2 year, non-thesis program. Core courses required. | Genome sequencing, bioluminescence, intelligent systems, molecular mechanisms of pathogens | ||
PA | University of the Sciences at Philadelphia | BS, MS | Program in Bioinformatics | 22 credits core courses, electives beyond that. | No specific research mentioned. | ||
UT | University of Utah | MS/PhD in Medical Informatics with a Bioinformatics track, one-year MS for MDs | Department of Medical Informatics | 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 | Parallel genetic algorithms, development of methodologies for linkage and association analysis, population studies on familiarity of diseases | ||
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 Research: 60 credits minimum with thesis. MS Applied: 60 credits minimum with applied project. PhD: 90 credits minimum with thesis. | Clinical informatics, genetic data integration, public health informatics, structural informatics | ||
WI | University of Wisconsin | MS in Computer Science with Bioinformatics Track | Department of Computer Science | N/A | No specific research mentioned. | ||
WI | University of Wisconsin | PhD with an emphasis in bioinformatics | Various departments participating in the Computation and Informatics in Biology and Medicine Training Program | Completion of a minor outside one's home dept. (12 credits), 3 classes in Bioinformatics/Biostatistics, 3 Biological classes, 3 CS classes | Sequence analysis and algorithms, mircroarray analysis, structural biology, modeling and simulation, information extraction from biomedical text, statistical genomics | ||
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.) | 9 credits minimum plus a course in Scientific Ethics | Interdisciplinary research interests. | ||
WI | University of Wisconsin | Capstone Certificate Programs | Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics | 12 credits (3 required classes, one elective) | N/A | ||
WI | University of Wisconsin | Graduate Certificate Program | Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics | 12 credits (3 required classes, one elective) | N/A | ||
TN | Vanderbilt University | MS in Biomedical Informatics and PhD Concentration | Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Program in Biomedical Informatics | MS: 27-40 credits required with thesis. PhD: 33-46 credits with teaching experience and thesis | Clinical terminology systems, medical informatics, machine learning, genetic expression of cancer genes. | ||
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: 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 | No specific research mentioned. | ||
VA | Virginia Polytechnic Institute | PhD in Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Program in Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Students choose a primary track from four specialty tracks: life sciences, computer science, statistics and mathematics. Also complete core courses and dissertation research project. | 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 | ||
MO | Washington University in St. Louis | PhD Computational Biology | Computational Biology Program | 3 required courses, Fundamentals of CS (or previous experience), CS class, 3 advanced electives, Ethics course, Teaching Assistantship, research lab rotations, qualifying exam, thesis | 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 | ||
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 | CS: 195 credit hours required. Bio: 200 credit hours required MS: 48 credit hours (including 12 credit hours toward thesis) | Protein binding interactions, data mining, molecular visualization, forensic analysis | ||
CT | Yale University | PhD - Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Program | Combined Program in the Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 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. | Computational approaches to functional and integrative genomics, Theoretical molecular biology and computational algorithms, Computational analysis of macromolecular structures heterogeneous database design and information integration | ||