Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Website: http://www.bcb.iastate.edu/

Program and Application Information:

Director of Graduate Education: Volker Brendel
Application Contact: Trish Stauble
Program Location: 2014 Molecular Biology
Program Telephone: 515-294-5122; toll-free 1-888-569-8509
Program Fax: 515-294-6790
E-mail Address: bcb@iastate.edu
Program Website: http://www.bcb.iastate.edu/
Application Website: http://www.bioinformatics.iastate.edu/cgi-bin-bcb/BCB/application.cgi
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Degree(s) Offered: Master of Science (ISU Students only), Doctor of Philosophy

Area(s) of Emphasis (for program use only): Bioinformatics; Computational Molecular Biology; Structural and Functional Genomics; Macromolecular Structure and Function; Metabolic and Developmental Networks; Integrative Systems Biology; Information Integration and Data Mining; Biological Statistics; Mathematical Biology

Application Deadlines: January 15 for fall admission; October 15 for spring admission (ISU students only)

English Proficiency Minimum:
TOEFL Paper (PBT)
550
TOEFL Internet (iBT)
79
IELTS
6.5

Program Will Review Without TOEFL or IELTS: Yes

Program Requires GRE: Yes

Additional GRE Information: >1200 Total for Verbal and Quantitative Raw Scores. >4.5 for Analytical Writing...will consider candidates with lower scores if balanced by other criteria such as research experience.

Program Profile: Challenging discipline with great rewards! Visit http://www.bcb.iastate.edu for more information.

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Application Submission Process:

Iowa State University has a self managed application process, which means you collect the appropriate materials and send them to the address below.

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Official TOEFL scores and required GRE scores will be sent to the Office of Admissions by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Program will instruct you if any materials should be mailed to Admissions.


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Mail Program Envelope To:
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
2014 Molecular Biology Building
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3260