Overview

The Bioinformatics graduate program draws upon the interdisciplinary expertise of affiliated faculty from 7 participating departments and graduate programs- Bioengineering, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer Science and Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics. In addition, UCSD offers an interdisciplinary specialization in Bioinformatics . For information on this program see the note in Specialization.

The University of California at San Diego is a premier research institution that has fostered interdisciplinary research since its inception. Specifically, Bioengineering (at the interface of biology, medicine and engineering), Neuroscience (at the interface of biology and medicine), Biophysics (at the interface of chemistry, biology and physics), and Cognitive Science (at the interface of medicine and computer science) are all nationally ranked interdisciplinary graduate research programs. This has led to growth and innovation in many new areas of science and engineering research and the training of an exceptionally high caliber of graduate and postdoctoral students.

In recent years, Bioinformatics has been identified by the UCSD administration as one of the most important growth areas for the campus. Several recent new faculty hires have been targeted in bioinformatics-related fields. UCSD has also seen a significant increase in the research activity associated with Bioinformatics across the traditional disciplines.

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