Program in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology

Overview

University of California, San Diego / Program in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology is located in La Jolla, CA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	8

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Two quarters as teaching assistant

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

262

Applied

41

Accepted

17

Enrolled

Applying

105

Application Fee - Domestic

125

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 19th	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Traineership

Student Body

72

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Gender

Male (72%)

Female (27%)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Quantitative foundations of computational biology, structural bioinformatics and systems pharmacology, proteomics and metabolomics, epigenomics and gene expression control, genetic and molecular networks
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA  92093
United States

Contact Vineet Bafna
Director
Email: vbafna@ucsd.edu
Phone: 858-822-4978

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