• 99% graduate job placement in Bioinformatics

  • Revolutionary science in over 30 faculty labs

  • The interdisciplinary Bioinformatics PhD program spans six academic units

  • Two degree options: PhD or Professional Master's program

  • First Bioinformatics graduate program in the country

Welcome

The mission of the Georgia Tech Bioinformatics Graduate Program is to educate and prepare students to reach the forefront of leadership in the fields of bioinformatics and computational biology, and to integrate research and education on the use of information technologies in biology and medicine. The program includes an interdisciplinary doctoral (PhD) program spanning a variety of academic departments at Georgia Tech and a Professional Science Masters (MS) program that prepares students for careers in Bioinformatics.

Bioinformatics Program Research Areas

 

 

Featured Alumnus

Developing a research career can be tough on family life; flexibility and perseverance pay off.

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Featured Students

Congratulations to Joshua Lewis (Ph.D.), Prerna Jain (M.S.), and George Gruenhagen (M.S.) who were recognized as the 2019 Outstanding Students in Bioinformatics at Georgia Tech. Each student received a monetary award funded by the J. Leland Jackson Endowed Fellowships Fund in Bioinformatics. Students were selected for demonstrated excellence in their academic studies and their bioinformatics research.

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News

Southeast Center for Mathematics and Biology introduces first wave of junior researchers

At a center-wide meeting last month, faculty and trainees came together; all members discussed strategic plans for SCMB, and the junior...

Lachance Gets $1.88 million Award

NIH supporting Petit Institute/School of Biological Sciences researcher’s research strategy

Warming Impedes a Coral Defense, but Hungry Fish Enhance It

Corals exude defenses against bacteria associated with bleaching, but warming disadvantages the defense. Conservation offers limited hope.

Native American Ancestors Found in the Genes of Many in the U.S.

A new population genetics study shows that Americans with early European or early African ancestry can also have Native American gene groups.

Student News

Shashidhar Ravishankar, Bioinformatics Thesis Defense
Yuanbo (Cody) Wang, Bioinformatics Thesis Defense
Haozheng Tian, Bioinformatics Thesis Defense
Evan Clayton, Bioinformatics Thesis Defense