Bioinformatics And Computational Biology in The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), USA

Bioinformatics And Computational Biology in The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)

In addition to the dissertation requirements of The Graduate School (four full semesters of credit including at least six hours of doctoral dissertation, a written preliminary examination, an oral examination and a dissertation), students in the Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology must meet the following requirements:

• complete all five of the BCB core courses
• complete twelve hours of elective courses (as determined by student and thesis advisor); at least 9 hours must be computational
• participate in the BCB Colloquium as attendees during the first and second years and as presenters in later years
• act as teaching assistant for one of the BCB modules in Year 2
• attend BCB Student Seminars in Years 2 and 3; present in BCB Student Seminars beginning in Year 3 until graduation
• participate in BCB Grant Writing course in Year 2
• attend BCB sponsored special seminars and new student symposium
• attend the BCB annual retreat; present posters or talks

Students are required to rotate through at least three laboratories before choosing a thesis advisor. The advisor or co-advisor must be from BCB Core Faculty list. It is strongly recommended that students attend national meetings in order to better understand how their research fits with progress in their field.

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