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The University of Memphis Bioinformatics Program Bioinformatics is an emerging interdisciplinary field which combines mathematical and computer sciences with biology and/or medicine. With the recent advancements in biotechnology, biologists are frequently overloaded with large datasets which need to be stored and analyzed in automated ways. Bioinformatics provides the tools to understand complex biological systems ranging from entire ecological systems, to specific human diseases, to cellular and molecular networks. What are the requirements to enter the Program? Bioinformatics is a challenging field, requiring working knowledge of three different disciplines. To enter the Master’s Program in Bioinformatics, a student must have: 1) A strong background in computer science; 2) background in Biology and Statistics; 3) competitive GRE and TOEFL scores. For more information on admission requirements for the graduate school at The University of Memphis, please go to : http://www.memphis.edu/gradschool/applicant.php What is the curriculum for the Bioinformatics Master’s Program? The total credit hours required for graduation is 37. The core classes include: two classes in computer science (Bioinformatics, Algorithms), two classes in Statistics (Probability Theory, Applied Statistics), two classes in biology (Cell biology, Genomics), and the Bioinformatics Research Seminar course (taken each semester). The remaining credit hours may be selected from a large number of graduate classes in Mathematics, Computer Science, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, or Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Memphis. Students may receive up to six credit hours by electing to write and defend a Master’s Thesis Project based upon their primary research outside of course work. Research projects may be conducted with investigators at the University of Memphis, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, or St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Non-thesis candidates will be required to enroll in a Research class, submit and defend a research paper on the topic approved by their advisor. Research Assistantships and tuition waivers are available to Bioinformatics graduate students on a competitive basis and are renewable annually. What are the job opportunities in Bioinformatics? There is a growing need and job market for bioinformatics specialists in academic and research institutions as well as pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The starting salaries for bioinformatics professionals can range widely, depending on the institution and specialization of the individual. For more information, email bioinformatics@memphis.edu. |
Bioinformatics Program welcomes new graduate student Behrouz Madahian (January 2010)
Vida Abedi received Bioinformatics Program travel award for ICMLA ’09 –see details here. (December 2009)
Congratulations to Naga Nagisetty and Banoo Madhanagopal, who have Internships with Bioinformatics affiliate faculty members at University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and Evan Williams who has an Internship with the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland. (September 2009)
Bioinformatics Program welcomes new graduate students Vida Abedi, Fazle Faisal, Nam Vo, Krishna Talasila, Deniz Chen and Evan Williams. (September 2009)
Bioinformatics affiliate faculty, Dr. Rob Williams, was appointed to Governor’s Chair in Computational Genomics. (May 2009)
Frontiers in Neurogenomics, a new journal edited by one of our faculty (Dr. Robert W. Williams), is now soliciting papers in the broad areas of neuroscience, genomics, and bioinformatics. This journal specializes in handling papers that are accompanied by massive genomic data sets. (June 2009)
Congratulations to Dr. Yongmei Wang and colleagues for winning a high performance computing grant from Oak ridge. (June 2009)
Congratulations to Dr. Tom Sutter and colleagues at the University of Memphis for their recent publication entitled "EGF receptor signaling blocks aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated transcription and cell differentiation in human epidermal keratinocytes" in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. (April 2009)
Quynh Tran in Dr. Tom Sutter's lab published her master thesis entitled "Chemical genomics of cancer chemopreventive dithiolethiones" in the Carcinogenesis. (March 2009)
Dr. Ramin Homayouni, associate professor, director, Bioinformatics
Finding the causes of Alzheimer's Disease
Homayouni and team are making discoveries concerning interactions of proteins that cause Alzheimer's Disease with mitochondria within cells.
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