Computational Biology Ph.D. program |
University/Institute: University of California, Berkeley (UCB) |
Location: United States - Berkeley |
Focus: Computational Biology |
Recommended Undergraduate Degrees: Biology, Computer Science, Math/Statistics |
Degree Offered: Ph.D/DSc (< 1 year)Ph.D/DSc (Major/Primary Degree) |
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Key characteristics of program:
The program emphasizes multidisciplinary competency, interdisciplinary collaboration, and transdisciplinary research, and offers an integrated and customizable curriculum that consists of two semesters of didactic course work tailored to each student&#039;s background and interests, research rotations with faculty mentors spanning computational biology&#039;s core disciplines, and dissertation research jointly supervised by computational and biological faculty mentors. |
Program Goals:
The main objective of the Computational Biology PhD is to train the next generation of scientists who are both passionate about exploring the interface of computation and biology, and committed to functioning at a high level in both computational and biological fields. |
Additional Information |
Year Program Established: 2013
Average number of applicants per year: 140 |
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