Faculty in the Bioinformatics Research Center are affiliated with numerous graduate programs at NC State. For more information on each degree program, including admission requirements, available student support, degree curricula and participating faculty, visit the program area pages.

our faculty are affiliated with diverse Graduate programs

Bioinformatics

Handling and analyzing big data continues to be a significant challenge in biological sciences. Students studying bioinformatics will be concerned both with the management of biological data and with the means for drawing inferences from these. They will learn to search for pattern and meaning in genomic data and will develop new statistical methods of analysis.

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Comparative Biomedical Sciences

Join a multidisciplinary graduate program hosted in the College of Veterinary Medicine with faculty who are employing state-of-the-art techniques to address a number of interesting scientific problems in the basic and applied biomedical sciences.

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Microbiology

Whether you’re interested in microbial diversity, basic cellular processes, interactions between microbes or viruses and their hosts, or any number of interdisciplinary areas in microbiology, this is a dynamic and exciting time in the field of microbiology.

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Statistics

Prepare for rewarding careers in statistics and data sciences with world-class faculty. Student get comprehensive and rigorous training in cutting-edge statistical theory, methodology and applications, state-of-the-art computing skills and ability for conducting high-quality interdisciplinary research.

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Genetics & Genomics

Functional Genomics students focus on laboratory research requiring the collection and interpretation of massive data sets that enhance our knowledge of organismal biology, gene expression, protein and nucleic acid structure and function, and genetic and environmental interactions.

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Toxicology

As the number of chemicals in commerce and the environment — currently estimated at more than 80,000 — continues to increase, many questions need to be answered about their safety. Toxicology helps find these answers through the study of the adverse effects of chemical, physical or biological agents on people, animals and the environment.

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