• 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

Alumni Association Honors Three Sciences Grads in Inaugural 40 Under 40 List

Kathryn Lanier (PhD Chem 17), Maria Soto-Giron (PhD BI 18), Nseabasi Ufot (Psy 02) are included in a new program designed to recognize the...

Georgia Tech Researchers Release County-Level Calculator to Estimate Risk of Covid-19 Exposure at U.S. Events
An interactive dashboard that estimates Covid-19 incidence at gatherings in the U.S. has added a new feature: the ability to calculate county-level...
Georgia Tech Researchers Release County-Level Calculator to Estimate Risk of Covid-19 Exposure at U.S. Events

The new county-level calculator builds on the team’s interactive state-level tool, which estimates the daily risk that one or more individuals...

Emory, Georgia Tech Participating in Six-Year Exercise Research Study

NIH-funded program to recruit thousands of participants to reveal impact of physical exercise at the molecular level

Student News

Courtney Astore Awarded 2020 HIMSS Scholarship

Congratulations to Bioinformatics doctoral student, Courtney Astore, who was recently selected for a 2020 Healthcare Information and Management...

Ruoyu Tian Thesis Defense

Rouyu Tian, Bioinformatics PhD Student, defended her thesis on May 7, 2020

Joshua Lewis Thesis Defense

Joshua Lewis, Bioinformatics PhD Student, defended his thesis on March 20, 2020.

Hyeonsoo (Harris) Jeong wins O'Hara Fellowship
Congratulations to Bioinformatics doctoral student Harris Jeong, who was selected for this year's O'Hara fellowship.