title: An interdepartmental Ph.D. program in computational biology and bioinformatics: the Yale perspective.
abstract: Computational biology and bioinformatics (CBB), the terms often used interchangeably, represent a rapidly evolving biological discipline. With the clear potential for discovery and innovation, and the need to deal with the deluge of biological data, many academic institutions are committing significant resources to develop CBB research and training programs. Yale formally established an interdepartmental Ph.D. program in CBB in May 2003. This paper describes Yale's program, discussing the scope of the field, the program's goals and curriculum, as well as a number of issues that arose in implementing the program. (Further updated information is available from the program's website, www.cbb.yale.edu.)
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. mark.gerstein@yale.edu <mark.gerstein@yale.edu>
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gerstein
authors.forename: Dov
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Greenbaum
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Perry L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D019295:Computational Biology / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003237:Connecticut; D003479:Curriculum; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004517:Education, Professional / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration*