Welcome
to the NC State University
Bioinformatics Research Center and
Programs in Bioinformatics and Statistical Genetics
The Bioinformatics Research Center (BRC) at North Carolina State University is one of the world's premier
centers for education and research in bioinformatics, the field
that integrates information science and statistics with the study
of genomics. Established by the Board of Governors of the
University of North Carolina System in 2000, the BRC is located on NC State University's Centennial Campus in Raleigh.
The BRC has two important missions:
- Research: Our research focuses on the development of new
computational and statistical tools for the analysis and interpretation of genomic data.
Our research addresses both theoretical and practical
issues in human, plant, and animal genetics.
- Education: The BRC is dedicated to providing outstanding educational
and training opportunities for graduate students and genomic scientists. We offer graduate programs in
bioinformatics and
statistical genetics.
Research
Research programs of faculty affiliated with the BRC include functional gene mapping, pedigree analysis, quantification
of genetic diversity and structure in natural and domesticated
populations, gene interactions, forensic DNA analysis, pharmacogenetics,
evolutionary genomics, molecular evolution, protein sequence data
interpretation, computational methodologies, and microarray data
analysis.
Faculty collaborate with other researchers and data generators in the
academic and wider biotechnical communities. We work closely with other NC State University research centers (such as the Genomic Sciences Laboratory,
the Fungal Genomics Laboratory,
the Center for the Biology of Nematode Parasitism,
the Forest Biotechnology Group, and the
Center for Computational Biology), and with industrial partners
and other academic or government research organizations in the nearby Research Triangle Park area.
Specific research interests of the faculty are noted on our Faculty page.
Graduate Program in Bioinformatics
The Program in Bioinformatics is one of two tracks in the NC State University's
graduate program in Genomic Sciences (the other track is Functional Genomics).
The Program in Bioinformatics offers a Master's degree and a Ph.D. degree.
Students in
bioinformatics focus on the mathematical, statistical, and computational
analysis of genomic data. They search for pattern and meaning in the data
and develop new statistical methodologies for drawing inferences from the
data.
More than 40 faculty in the mathematical, biological, and computer sciences
are affiliated with the bioinformatics program. Students have opportunities to work in various genomic laboratories on
campus and in research organizations and companies in the Research Triangle
area.
Program in Statistical Genetics
The Program in Statistical Genetics capitalizes on the strengths of NC State University's
Department of Statistics in developing statistical methods for
analyzing and interpreting genetic data. The program offers a
Master of Statistics - Statistical Genetics Concentration.
Faculty are drawn from the departments of statistics
and genetics and are also affiliated with the BRC.
The research and teaching activities of the Program in Statistical
Genetics are reflected in the annual Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics.
Graduate students interested in a Ph.D. in the field of statistical genetics may
seek a degree in either statistics or genetics with a minor in the other,
or pursue a co-major in both.
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