May 2007: Last posted update of program information supplied by institution.
If applicable, accreditation has been confirmed as of May 2007.
DUKE UNIVERSITY
Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy
Degree granted: Ph.D. in Computational Biology & Bioinformatics, GradCertificate in Computational Biology & Bioinformatics
Training available: Doctoral
Current enrollment: 29 Doctoral
Number of graduates in last 2 years: 1 Doctoral, 0 First class matriculated in fall 2003
Faculty status: 42 Ph.D.
Areas of concentration: None
Clinical training fellowships:
ABMG accreditation:
Financial support: The CBB Graduate Program provides support for students admitted directly into the Program for the first two years of their doctoral study. Each student admitted into the Program must designate a faculty mentor no later than the beginning of the fourth semester in residence. At the beginning of the third year in residence, funding will be through the faculty mentor.
Application deadline: Official application deadline is December 31st for fall matriculation.
Contact: Jennifer Avery, M. A., Senior Educational Programs Coordinator, Duke University, Program in Computational Biology & Bioinformatics, 102 North Building, Research Drive, Box 90090, Durham, NC, 27708, Tel: 919-684-0881, Fax: 919-668-2465, E-mail: jennifer.avery@duke.edu
Web homepage: http://cbb.genome.duke.edu/
The PhD Program in Computational Biology & Bioinformatics (CBB) is an integrative, multi-disciplinary training program that encompasses the study of biology using computational and quantitative methods. CBB students are educated and mentored in classes, labs and research projects with faculty from multiple departments and disciplines, spanning the biological and computational disciplines, and medical and non-medical departments. In and out of the classroom, students learn to apply the tools of statistics, mathematics, computer science and informatics to biological problems. The vibrant and innovative Duke research in these fields provides exciting interactions between biological and computational scientists.