Doctor of Philosophy in Biological/Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences - Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

The past two decades have witnessed a revolution in the biological and biomedical sciences driven by the development of technologies such as high-dimensional phenotypic profiling, next-generation sequencing, macromolecular structure determination and high-resolution imaging, wearable sensor devices, and large-scale electronic health records. These data generation technologies demand new computational analysis approaches, which, in turn, have given rise to the field of Computational Biology and Biomedical informatics.The Yale Computational Biology and Biomedical Informatics Track combines research training opportunities in a range of different fields within the biological and biomedical sciences, in addition to the computational sciences, statistics, and applied mathematics. The scope and balance of a student's program are highly individualized. Students in the Track develop, with the assistance of faculty advisers, a specific program of course work, independent reading, and research that gives a depth of coverage and fits their background, interests, and career goals.

Because BBS students come from a variety of academic backgrounds and receive training at Yale in a wide array of disciplines, there are no common courses required of all BBS applicants. In general, successful applicants will have completed undergraduate coursework in biology, chemistry at least through organic chemistry, physics, and calculus. Each BBS Track may have more specific course requirements, which are described on the Track pages.Applicants must achieve a score of at least 600 on the paper version of the exam, 250 on the computer-based exam, and 100 on the internet-based exam. The application will ask you to submit a Statement of Academic Purpose. TOEFL - Applicants must achieve a score of at least 600 on the paper version of the exam, 250 on the computer-based exam, and 100 on the internet-based exam.