PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies Specialization in Bioinformatics

The Bioinformatics Program focuses on those aspects of bioinformatics that reflect the research interests and experience of the Program s faculty. These include basic research in biostatistical methodology, computer science and mathematical modeling with applications to biochemistry, cell biology and molecular biology. The following areas have been identified and named by the Bioinformatics Program faculty to represent the focus application areas of the Program: Biomedical and Natural Sciences Computational Sciences Mathematics and Statistics Students in the Bioinformatics Program specialize in one of the three focus application areas and graduate with cutting-edge expertise in this area and working knowledge in the other two focus application areas.