Program Contact
Lisa Redding
Georgia Institute of Technology School of Biological Sciences
Engineered Biosystems Bldg., Rm 2009
950 Atlantic Drive
Atlanta, GA 30332-2230
Phone
Application Deadlines
Master's
- Fall - March 1
- Most students are admitted for fall semester.
PhD
- Deadlines are determined by home schools.
- Most students are admitted for fall semester, with application deadlines in December.
Admittance Terms
Fall
Degrees
Master's
- Bioinformatics
Doctoral
- Bioinformatics — BIOL
- Bioinformatics — BMED
- Bioinformatics — CHEM
- Bioinformatics — COC
- Bioinformatics — ISYE
- Bioinformatics — MATH
Areas of Research
- Algorithm & Software Development
- Cancer Genomics
- Drug Discovery & Development
- Epigenomics
- Human Clinical & Personalized Genomics
- High Performance Computing & Big Data
- Metagenomics
- Microbial Genomics
- Molecular Evolution
- Structural Biology
- Synthetic Biology
- Systems Biology
Interdisciplinary Programs
The PhD in Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary program which spans six academic units:
Standardized Tests
IELTS Academic Requirements
- ≥ 7 (minimum band score for Reading, Listening, and Speaking is 6.5; minimum band score for Writing is 5.5)
TOEFL Requirements
- Institute Code: 5248
- Department Code: Not required
- Minimum Score Required:
- Internet-based: 100 with minimum section scores of 19
GRE Requirements
- Varies based on home school
Application Requirements
- Three Letters of Recommendation
- Statement of Purpose