Overview
At Biological and Medical Informatics - Bioinformatics from University of California, San Francisco students are involved with gathering, storing, analyzing, predicting, and disseminating the corresponding information. The goal of the BI
Students at Biological and Medical Informatics - Bioinformatics from University of California, San Francisco will:
- use tools from mathematics to physics and from chemistry to biology to gather, store, analyze, predict, and disseminate information about biology.
- be equipped with the skills and knowledge in applied mathematics, informatics, statistics, computer science, physics, chemistry, and biology needed to study biological composition, structure, function, and evolution at the molecular, cellular, and systems levels.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
- Complex Biological Systems
- Biology Didactic
- Molecular Biology
- Biochemistry
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
Deadline: December 1
Language
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Disciplines
Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 70 other PhDs in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- The minimum requirement for application is a bachelor’s degree with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0.
- Applicants should have familiarity with coding and programming languages, familiarity with biology or medicine (including principles of genetics/genomics), and at least one year of hands-on biological or medical research (including coding).
- General and demographic information
- 3 letters of recommendation
- Statements
- Upload transcripts (instructions can be found on the application)
- A non-refundable fee of $120 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents or $140 for international applicants is required to finalize your application
- In addition to the information listed above, international applicants must submit TOEFL scores to institution code 4840.
Tuition Fee
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International
11700 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11700 USD per year during 60 months. -
National
11700 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11700 USD per year during 60 months.
Living costs for San Francisco
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