Degree-Granting Bioinformatics Programs in the
Date
Compiled: June 2004
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University |
Degrees |
Department (s) |
Degree Requirements |
Sampling of Research Interests |
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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 |
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PhD -
Structural and Computational Biology and Molecular Biophysics, MD/PhD |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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BS |
Department of Computer
Science |
37 courses
(128 credits) required. Full undergraduate curriculum. |
Natural
Language understanding and generation, mathematical biology, analysis of
algorithms |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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MS in
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with specialization in Biotechnology and
an emphasis in Bioinformatics |
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9 courses
specific to the bioinformatics track. Internships are also possible. |
Developmental
genetics, DNA replication in E. coli, DNA damage, second messengers |
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MS, PhD in
Biology w/Specialization and PhD in Bioinformatics |
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37
credits, three semesters of specific courses in biology, mathematics,
computer programming, and chemistry. |
Protein
structure analysis, molecular genetic databases, x-ray crystallography |
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MS Medical
Informatics |
Harvard-MIT
Division of Health Sciences and Technology |
Core
courses and thesis requirement |
Information
processing in medicine, communication in medicine. |
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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 |
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MS, PhD minor |
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MS: 36
credits, 6 core credits, with thesis, PhD minor: 12 credits |
FlyBase/Drosophila research. |
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MS |
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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 |
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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 |
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Pre- and post-doctoral
candidates |
Institute
for Biophysical Research |
Not on
website |
Transposition
mechanisms, transcriptional silencing, computational genomics, protein
sequence analysis, compuational protein design |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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BS |
Department
of Biological Sciences |
74 credits
of bioinformatics work required. |
Immunology,
microbial toxicology, comparative genomics |
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BS Concentration |
Department
of Computer Science |
81
required credits in CS and biology |
N/A |
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Certificate |
Department
of Continuing Professional Education |
4 courses
- 3 core, 1 elective |
N/A |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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
needs and seeking |
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BS |
School of
Theoretical and Applied Science |
128 credits,
65 core credits with option for internship. |
Client-server
applications, peptide synthesis methodology |
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BS, MS in
Applied Science w/Concentration in Bioinformatics, PhD in Biology
w/Concentration in Bioinformatics |
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Not on website |
Regulation
of gene expression, protein folding and structure, data mining, molecular
simulations |
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MS in
Computer Science w/ Concentration |
Department
of Computer Science |
Specific
courses listed on website. 14 courses required. |
No
specific research mentioned. |
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BS and MS
(professional) |
Department
of Biological Sciences |
No
specific information available. |
No
specific research mentioned. |
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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 |
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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 |
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BS |
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52 credits
of core courses, with 13 elective credits required in bioinformatics |
N/A |
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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 |
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MS
Chemical Biology w/concentration; Certificate |
Department
of Chemistry |
MS: 30
credits required; Certificate: 12 credits |
N/A |
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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 |
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BS |
College of
Arts and Sciences |
N/A |
No
information available on specific research interests |
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Professional
Sequence w/Certificate given |
UC
Berkeley Extension - Continuing Education |
4 courses
in two possible sequences. |
Genetic
engineering, Perl, Data Mining |
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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 |
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MS, PhD,
both have research areas in Informatics in Biology or Medicine |
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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 |
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BS in
Cybernetics w/Concentration in |
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 |
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PhD in
Genetics with track in Genomics/Bioinformatics |
Graduate
Program in Genetics |
N/A |
Plant gene
expression, environmental stress tolerance, population genetics |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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MS in CS
with Computational Biology
option
PhD in CS and IS with Computational Biology
option |
Computer
Science Department PhD: The |
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 |
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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 |
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PhD in
Analytical Health Science/ Bioinformatics |
CU |
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 |
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BS minor |
N/A |
15 credits
and thesis required. |
N/A |
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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 |
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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 |
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MS
Biotechnology Studies w/ Track |
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36
credits, 24 of core courses. |
No information
available on specific research interests |
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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 |
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 |
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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. |
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MS, PhD |
2 tracks: Program
in Biomedical Sciences in the |
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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MS
Certificate of Specialization, PhD Certificate of Specialization |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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MS |
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41
credits, with 9 core classes and a thesis. |
No
specific research mentioned. |
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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 |
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MS, PhD |
Genomic
Science and |
MS: Similar
requirements with thesis at end. PhD: 26 credits minimum, with thesis. |
Microbial
pathogenesis, mouse genomics, statistical methods of gene annotation. |
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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 |
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Professional MS |
Department
of Biological Sciences |
2 year,
non-thesis program. Core courses required. |
Genome
sequencing, bioluminescence, intelligent systems, molecular mechanisms of
pathogens |
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BS, MS |
Program in
Bioinformatics |
22 credits
core courses, electives beyond that. |
No
specific research mentioned. |
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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 |
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All
degrees in Biomedical and Health Informatics, MS (research and applied), PhD,
Certification only available for current students at |
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 |
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MS in
Computer Science with Bioinformatics Track |
Department
of Computer Science |
N/A |
No specific
research mentioned. |
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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 |
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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. |
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Capstone
Certificate Programs |
Department
of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics |
12 credits
(3 required classes, one elective) |
N/A |
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Graduate
Certificate Program |
Department
of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics |
12 credits
(3 required classes, one elective) |
N/A |
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MS in
Biomedical Informatics and PhD Concentration |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
