Program



|Program |Degrees |Entrance |Degree Requirements |Host Department |Courses & Research |Funding: exernal & |Other info |

| | |Requirements | | | |student | |

|Boston University |MS, PhD |Intro to C, Intro to |MS requires 32 credits |Bioinformatics |Research areas include: |No funding for MS |They have a Center |

| | |Probability and/or |and an industrial | |computational, physical/biochem, |students. |for Advanced Genomic|

| | |Statistics, Intro to |internship (2-3 years). | |molecular/cell bio, other | |Technology (CAGT) |

| | |Algorithms, Knowledge of |PhD requires 64 credits | | | | |

| | |PERL, Cell Biology, |and a collaborative | |research: | | |

| | |Physical Chemistry, and |research project (4-5 | | | |

| | |Biochemistry |years). | |ex.shtml | | |

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|Carnegie Mellon |BS, MS, PhD |Apply to Biology, |Computational biology and|Participating |No research list, but this is the |Program funded by the | |

| |Computer Science, |chemistry program. No |departments: computer |faculty page: |Merck company | |

|Merck/ | |Chemistry, or Biomedical |curriculum details |science, biology, | | |

| | |Engineering (follow their|provided. |chemistry, biomedical |Faculty.html |Merck graduate | |

| | |entrance requirements) | |engineering. Students | |fellowships are | |

| | | | |apply to one of these | |available | |

| | | | |departments. | | | |

| | | | |Students can also apply| | | |

| | | | |for a degree in | | | |

| | | | |computational biology | | | |

| | | | |from the biology | | | |

| | | | |department: | | | |

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| | | | |Programs/Masters/ | | | |

|George Mason School of |MS – 18 months |BA or BS in a relevant |twelve credit hours of |Biology department | | |

|Computational Studies |PhD – 4-5 years |field and undergraduate |fundamental biosciences |offers MS and PhD in |s/bioinformatics/descriptions.html| | |

| |courses in the following |requirements provide a |Bioinformatics. | | | |

|du/academics/bioinforma| |areas: molecular biology,|common bond between the |PhD administered | | |

|tics/ | |cell biology, |Bioinformatics Ph.D. and |through Center for |/ | | |

| | |biochemistry, genetics, |the Bioscience Ph.D. |Bioinformatics and | | | |

| | |differential equations; |sixteen credit hours of |Computational Biology, | | | |

| | |experience with a |core bioinformatic |w/participation from | | | |

| | |high-level programming |requirements provide the |biology, biomedical | | | |

| | |language (C/C++, Java, |scientific background for|engineering, computing,| | | |

| | |etc.) and a course in |the discipline |chemistry & | | | |

| | |data structures; and a |a minimum of twenty hours|biochemistry, | | | |

| | |course in probability and|of electives or |mathematics, and | | | |

| | |statistics. |independent research |physics departments | | | |

| | | |allow the student to | | | | |

| | | |specialize into an area | | | | |

| | | |of bioinformatics | | | | |

| | | |a minimum of twenty-four | | | | |

| | | |credit hours of | | | | |

| | | |dissertation research. | | | | |

|Iowa State |PhD and MS options|A four-year university |PhD: 72 credit hours; |Participating |Focus of program is computational |Awarded a $3 million | |

|Bioinformatics & | |degree is required. |core courses; other |departments include |molecular biology; bioinformatics |training grant from NSF| |

|Computational Biology | |Successful applicants |coursework; research |animal science, botany,|focus/research area | | |

| |typically have an |rotations; bioethics |chemical engineering, | | |

|edu/ | |undergraduate degree in |training; thesis. |computer science, |/BCBcourses.html | | |

| | |molecular biology, | |electrical & computer | | | |

| | |computer science, |MS: 30 credit hours; same|engineering, math, | | | |

| | |mathematics, statistics, |requirements as for PhD |physics & astronomy, | | | |

| | |physics or a closely |but with fewer credit |plant pathology, | | | |

| | |related discipline. |hours and no |statistics, veterinary | | | |

| | |Strong computational, |dissertation. |microbiology, zoology &| | | |

| | |mathematical or | |genetics | | | |

| | |statistical training is | | | | | |

| | |desirable. | | | | | |

|Arizona State |Master’s degree |One-year sequences in |30 credit hours, an |Computational | with a grant |New degree as of |

| offered |general chemistry and |internship, and a |biosciences program |ment/interim.html |from the Alfred p. |fall 2002 |

|~sloan/index.html | |biology, one semester of |“professional” option for|with a focus in | |sloan foundation | |

| | |organic chemistry, one |6 additional credit hours|bioinformatics and | | | |

| | |semester each of calculus| |genomics available | | | |

| | |and differential | | | | | |

| | |equations, a course in | | | | | |

| | |data structures and | | | | | |

| | |analysis of algorithms, | | | | | |

| | |and a course with a | | | | | |

| | |substantial programming | | | | | |

| | |component. | | | | | |

|Harvard and MIT |Doctoral option |Introductory background |3 courses out of a |Administered through | through grant | |

|Bioinformatics and |only; most |in informatics/computer |Quantitative Foundations |the Harvard/MIT |l |from Human Genome | |

|Integrated Genomics |students complete |science and biology |Core (Probability theory,|division of Health | |Research Institute | |

| |coursework in 3 | |Computer Science, |Sciences and | | | |

| |years | |Biostatistics, |Technology’s medical | | | |

| | | |Bioinformatics, Genomics)|engineering and medical| | | |

| | | | |physics program | | | |

| | | |An intensive month-long | | | | |

| | | |course on experimental | | | | |

| | | |methods of molecular | | | | |

| | | |biology and genomics. | | | | |

| | | |The MEMP Life Sciences | | | | |

| | | |Core | | | | |

| | | |Molecular and Cellular | | | | |

| | | |Medicine Track | | | | |

| | | |A course on ethics in | | | | |

| | | |biomedical research | | | | |

| | | |A seminar series held | | | | |

| | | |every other week. | | | | |

|Indiana University |MS in |Introductory background |36 credit hours plus |Colleagues from dept. | by Eli Lilly and| |

|School of Informatics |Bioinformatics |in informatics/computer |thesis required for MS; |of computer and |/courses/descriptions.asp |company | |

|, also BS |science and biology |PhD minor requires 12 |information science, | | | |

|indiana.edu/ |and PhD minor | |credits. |dept of biochemistry | | |

| | | | |and molecular biology, |/research/ | | |

| | | | |and dept of biology, on| | | |

| | | | |several IU campuses | | | |

| | | | |Informatics and | | | |

| | | | |biosciences faculty | | | |

| | | | |share teaching duties | | | |

|Medical College of |Offers masters |Apply through Marquette |Either 24 credit hours, |Departments included: | | |

|Wisconsin |degree only |graduate school to |plus a 6-credit thesis, |Mathematics, Statistics| | | |

|bioinformatics graduate| |program of choice |or 36 credit hours. |and Computer Science; | | | |

|program | | | |Electrical and Computer| | | |

| | | |Engineering; Biology; | | | |

|ap/ | | | |and Biomedical | | | |

| | | | |Engineering at | | | |

| | | | |Marquette University | | | |

| | | | |with the bioinformatic | | | |

| | | | |and biomedical research| | | |

| | | | |conducted at the | | | |

| | | | |Medical College of | | | |

| | | | |Wisconsin | | | |

|NC State statistical |Offers PhD and MS |Requirements: basic |PhD requires a minimum of|Program in genomic | thesis, travel, |Housed in the |

|genetics & |in bioinformatics |statistics and genetics, |72 credit hours (15 hours|science |tgen/degr_courses.html |and block grants to phd|Bioinformatics |

|bioinformatics | |knowledge of multivariate|in Genomic Science and 57| | |students |Research Center |

| |calculus and linear |in Bioinformatics). MS | | | |(BRC) |

|csu.edu/ | |algebra, knowledge of a |requires a minimum of 33 | | | | |

| | |programming language |credit hours (15 hours in| | | | |

| | | |Genomic Science and 18 in| | | | |

| | | |Bioinformatics). | | | | |

|Northern Illinois |Bioinformatics |BIOS 300, Cell Biology |Specialization: 30 credit|No actual degree | | |

|University |specialization & |and BIOS 308, Genetics |hours. Certificate: |program, but you do |tics/bicourses.html | | |

| at a|CSCI 240, Computer |16-17 credit hours. |have to apply for | | | |

|/bioinformatics/ |master’s level. |Programming in C; and | |either certification or| | |

| |You can get a |CSCI 241, Intermediate | |specialization |ons.htm | | |

| |biology PhD w/a |Programming in C and C++ | |Administered by the | | | |

| |bioinformatics | | |Dept. of Biological | | | |

| |focus | | |Sciences | | | |

|Renneselear |Offers BS, |Apply to the RPI Biology |Although courses are |Administered out of | is a partner in | |

|bioinformatics and |master’s and PhD |department |listed, no graduation |Rensselaer-Wadsworth |on/ |this program | |

|molecular biology | | |requirements are |Center for | | | |

| | |available. |Bioinformatics (CB), | | | |

|edu/ | | | |but students must apply| | | |

| | | | |to the RPI biology | | | |

| | | | |department | | | |

|University of |Offer MS and hope |College-level |MS requires 60 credits, |The Biomedical and | by a grant from| |

|Washington |to begin to offer |mathematics, computer |Final Examination, and |Health Informatics |edu/dw/courselist.html |the University | |

|bioinformatics program |the PhD soon |programming, and biology |Thesis/Project. |Graduate Program is an | |initiatives fund | |

| |courses; undergraduate | |interdisciplinary | | |

|washington.edu/ | |GPA of 3.0 or above. | |program across seven |edu/dw/projects.html | | |

| | | | |schools and colleges of| | | |

| | | | |the University of | | | |

| | | | |Washington: School of | | | |

| | | | |Dentistry, College of | | | |

| | | | |Engineering, | | | |

| | | | |Information School, | | | |

| | | | |School of Medicine, | | | |

| | | | |School of Nursing, | | | |

| | | | |School of Pharmacy and | | | |

| | | | |the School of Public | | | |

| | | | |Health and Community | | | |

| | | | |Medicine.  The | | | |

| | | | |academic home of the | | | |

| | | | |BHI Graduate Program is| | | |

| | | | |in the Department of | | | |

| | | | |Medical Education and | | | |

| | | | |Biomedical Informatics | | | |

| | | | |(MEBI) in the School of| | | |

| | | | |Medicine. | | | |

|Pittsburgh University |Offers MS, PhD, |Summarize background in |MS requires 44 credits |Interdisciplinary | | |

| postdoctoral |medicine and computer |and Research |degree program that |program/description.htm (click on | | |

|u/training_program/desc|fellowships |science; admissions |Project/Thesis. PhD |draws on several |courses link for pdf) | | |

|ription.htm | |committee will determine |requires 71 credits, |departments, but | | | |

| | |if prerequisites are |comprehensive exam, and |especially the Center | | |

| | |required. |dissertation. |for Biomedical |program/research_training_areas.ht| | |

| | | | |Informatics (CBMI) and |m | | |

| | | | |School of Information | | | |

| | | | |Studies (SIS) | | | |

|Stanford bioinformatics|Certificate |Aimed towards working |Three graduate courses on|Offered through the |- Computational Molecular Biology | |Topics range from |

|certificate program |program only |professionals. |computing in biology, |Stanford Center for |(BIOC218), 3 units | |sequence, structure |

| | |with an emphasis on |Professional |- Protein and Nucleic Acid | |and function |

|u/scpd/programs/certs/b| | |molecular biology. |Development, a |Structure, Dynamics, and | |analysis to the |

|ioinformatics.htm | | | |distance-learning |Engineering(Structural Biology | |context of |

| | | | |initiative for industry|228), 3 units | |algorithms, |

| | | | |professionals |- Representations and Algorithms | |databases and |

| | | | | |for Computational Molecular | |visualization. |

| | | | | |Biology (BMI214), Spring, 4 units | | |

|University of |PhD and MS in |Requirements for entering|Three core courses, plus |Specialization in the |Courses: | | |

|California, Irvine |Information & |the Information & |at last 6 additional |Information and | | |

| Science, |Computer Science program.|courses, and courses to |Computer Science |urses | | |

|~biomed/ |with | |satisfy a breadth |department | | | |

| |bioinformatics | |requirement. Paper |( areas: | | |

| |concentration | |required for phd but not |) | | |

| | | |ms. | |search | | |

|UCLA |Undergraduate, MS,|Students should have an |Get PhD or MS in major |Math / Statistics; |Courses core: |NSF-IGERT fellowships | |

| |interdisciplinary |field, complete |Computer Science; | to PhD and | |

|cs.ucla.edu/ | |undergraduate background,|bioinformatics core plus |Biological Sciences |/program/program_core.htm |undergraduate students | |

| | |e.g. Computer Science |additional “minor | | | | |

| | |major + math minor; |subject” courses. | |optional courses: | | |

| | |Biology major + Computer | | | | |

| | |Science minor; etc. | | |/program/program_comp_bio.htm#grad| | |

| | | | | |uate | | |

|UCSD Interdisciplinary |PhD specialization| | |Bioengineering, |Courses: |All graduate students |Fields of emphasis: |

|Bioinformatics program | | | |biology, biomedical | by department, |Biological Data & |

| | | |sciences, chemistry, |dents/courses.cfm |university, outside |Analysis Tools, |

|csd.edu/ | | | |biochemistry, computer | |grants, and/or |Sequence Analysis, |

| | | | |science & engineering, |research: |assistantships |Genomic Analysis, |

| | | | |math, physics | |Statistical Methods |

| | | | | |dents/research.htm | |for Bioinformatics |

|UCSF Biological & |PhD, MS |Students must take bio & |Undergraduate degree |Formally associated |Courses: |PhD students funded, MS| |

|medical informatics | |medical informatics core |majoring in any of the |with program in | not funded | |

| |courses, plus do at least|disciplines in biological|quantitative biology, |crip.html | | |

|/ | |one informatics rotation |science, physical |also affiliated with | | | |

| | | |science, computer |the Bioengineering | | | |

| | | |science, mathematics, or |Graduate Group | | | |

| | | |engineering with a strong| | | | |

| | | |background in | | | | |

| | | |quantitative sciences and| | | | |

| | | |biology. | | | | |

|Northeastern |MS |Applicants to the MS |All fundamental & core |Joint program with BU; |Courses: |No financial aid | |

| |Program must have earned |courses, at least one |they seem to have a lot|. | |

|cs.neu.edu/ | |a baccalaureate degree in|elective, industrial |of the same courses and|courses.html | | |

| | |a biological science, |internship |requirements | | | |

| | |chemistry, computer | | | | | |

| | |science, pharmacy, | | | | | |

| | |engineering, nursing, or | | | | | |

| | |other related discipline | | | | | |

| | |from an accredited | | | | | |

| | |college or university. | | | | | |

|Georgia Tech |MS in |Sufficient background in |MS: 3 semesters, 37 hours|Apply to program |Courses: |Financial aid for phd |Has GA Tech Center |

|; |science. | |through School of | only. |for Computational |

|ch.edu/bioinform.html |PhD in | | |Biology |nformatics/admission_and_cur.html | |Biology & |

| |computational bio | | | | | |Bioinformatics:http:|

| |& bioinformatics | | | |phd courses: | |//biology.gatech|

| | | | | | |.edu/gt_bioinfo/abou|

| | | | | |nformatics/bioinformatics_phd.htm | |t.html |

|University of Memphis |N/A: concentration|Need masters or PhD in |Master’s thesis required;|Apply to program |Courses: | | |

| CS Master’s |biological sciences |30 credit hours for those|through CS department | | |

|.edu/~giri/bio.html |degree | |with a PhD, 33 credit | |bio.html | | |

| | | |hours for other | | | | |

| | | |applicants | | | | |

|University of Minnesota|Graduate minor for|Apply to Department of |MS: 3 core courses |Biology, Computer |Core coursework: | | |

| or |Biology or Computer |PhD: 5 core courses |Science | | |

|/ |Computer Science |Science | | |ml | | |

| |students, either | | | | | | |

| |PhD or MS | | | | | | |

|University of the |BS and MS in |BS or BA in a life |Required courses, |Bioinformatics |Courses: | | |

|Sciences in |bioinformatics |science, Computer |electives, and a | | | |

|Philadelphia | |Science, or Chemistry |two-semester independent | |formatics.html | | |

| | |project. | | | | |

|duate/bioinformatics.ht| | | | | | | |

|ml | | | | | | | |

|VA Tech Graduate Option|MS, PhD |Official approval of the |Official approval of the |This is a degree option|Courses: | | |

|in bioinformatics | |option is still pending |option is still pending |for people in these | | |

| |so this has not yet been |so this has not yet been |depts.: |edu/programs.html | | |

|rmatics.vt.edu/ | |outlined. |outlined. |Biochem, biology, CS, | | | |

| | | | |crop & soil | | | |

| | | | |environmental science, | | | |

| | | | |genetics, plant | | | |

| | | | |pathology, statistics | | | |

|Rice University |MS in Computer |Background in computer |6 computer science |CS department with |Courses: |None for MS students |Department also |

| |science, chemistry, |courses, 2 statistics |bioinformatics | |offers PhD, MS |

|Database/bioinfo.shtml |-Bioinformatics |biology, and math |courses, 5 biology |concentration |oinfo.shtml | |degrees – but w/o |

| | | |courses | | | |concentration |

|University of North |PhD certificate of|Formal coursework in |Core curriculum, plus six|Twenty-two |Courses: | | |

|Carolina – Chapel Hill |specialization |computer science |additional courses; |participating | | | |

| |including programming, |successful completion of |departments including | | | |

| | |algorithms and data |examinations. |the School of | | | |

| | |structures; biochemistry,| |Information and Library| | | |

| | |cellular biology, or | |Science; hosted by | | | |

| | |genetics; and statistics.| |Genome Sciences Center.| | | |

|Vanderbilt University |MS in biomedical |Computer Programming, |MS requires 27 credit |Biomedical informatics | | |

|; |Design and Analysis of |hours and a thesis. PhD | |bmigradprog/program.html | | |

|t.edu/dbmi/bmigradprog/|PhD can add 2 |Algorithms and Data |concentration requires | | | | |

|program.html |bioinformatics |Structures (e.g., CS 250,|core courses, plus at | | | | |

| |concentration |or CS201), Networks |least 2 elective courses | | | | |

| |options: |(e.g., CS 283) |and a reading list on 3 | | | | |

| |Bioinformatics for| |areas of concentration. | | | | |

| |Molecular Medicine| | | | | | |

| |or Clinical | | | | | | |

| |Bioinformatics | | | | | | |

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