2006年 北美 生物信息学 申请指南---6 Columbia,NYU,Cornell

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     今天介绍的学校有排名第10 的Columbia大学，顺便也介绍一下同在New York市的NYU和Cornell大学（注Cornell大学的医学院在NYC）。


1.    Columbia的Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics http://www.c2b2.columbia.edu/

这个中心的研究方向包括:
Prediction of protein structure, function and localization.
Study of protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions.
Gene expression analysis and prediction of regulatory network structure.
Study of complex inherited traits.
Image analysis and interpretation.
Biomedical ontology development.
Knowledge extraction from scientific literature and medical reports.
Evidence integration.

这个中心主要的主要的program是Integrated PhD program in Cellular, Molecular and Biophysical Studies（Computational Biology Track）, http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/gsas/integrated/description/

   同时，在Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Biomedical Informatics, Biological Sciences, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics的学生都可以到这个中心从事computational biology and bioinformatics的研究工作，具体说明请看 http://www.c2b2.columbia.edu/education.html  

http://www.c2b2.columbia.edu/education_courses.html　列出了中心在computational biology and bioinformatics方面能开出的课程。　

值得推荐的Program 有:

(a) C2B2 Graduate Program
Computational Biology Track of the Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular, and Biophysical Studies  

   它的培养目标是：for students to learn to apply computational methods to solve biological problems. This is accomplished through courses in both the life sciences and in computational and related sciences, mentored research, and immersion in a community devoted to solving important biological problems using computational methods.

录取要求包括：
A science Bachelors Degree
The Graduate Record Examination and one advanced test in either biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, or computer science
Letters of recommendation
Personal interview

     http://www.c2b2.columbia.edu/education_phd_details.html 给出了详细的课程安排和培养计划。  

（b）Department of Biomedical Informatics的Ph.D. Program http://www.dbmi.columbia.edu/

http://www.dbmi.columbia.edu/bio ... hOpportunities.html  概括了该系Bioinformatics专业的9个研究方向：

Phylogenetic Trees
Prediction of Protein Structure
Sequence Assembly
Physical Mapping
Sequence-Similarity Analysis
Analysis of Protein Domains/Motifs
Gene finding
Metabolic and Signal-Transduction Pathways和
Analysis of Gene-Expression Chips

http://www.dbmi.columbia.edu/bioinformatics/docs/people_new.html  
概括了从事这些方向的老师。但是，好像他们对陶瓷不是很感冒 ：（

录取信息请参见：　http://www.dbmi.columbia.edu/educ/degreeprograms/admission.html


２．Ｎｅｗ　Ｙｏｒｋ　大学和Mount Sinai School of Medicine在２００４年合办了Ｄoctoral Ｐrogram in Computational Biology　http://monod.biomath.nyu.edu/igert/

这是一个Ｓｔａｎｄ－ａｌｏｎｅ的ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ，但是申请的时候还是需要通过参与这个ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ的系或者学院去申请。　

包括：
NYU Biology  
NYU Center for Neural Science  
NYU Chemistry  
NYU Courant Institute  
NYU Courant Institute  
Mount Sinai School of Medicine  
NYU School of Medicine, Sackler Institute  

NYU School of Medicine和Mount Sinai School of Medicine 的排名都是３２。　
（１）    申请。　申请要求请参见：http://monod.biomath.nyu.edu/igert/application.html
它建议申请者申请之前，与这个Ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ的ｄｉｒｅｃｔｏｒ：
Dr. Tamar Schlick　讨论一下你的申请计划，比如你应该选择哪个ｈｏｍｅ　ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ申请。我去年申请的时候就跟Ｄｒ．Ｓｃｈｌｉｃｋ讨论过，虽然我的背景是计算机，但是她告诉我说ＮＹＵ的ＣＳ太难申请，她让我通过化学系去申请，因为她是化学系的教授（尽管她同时也是计算机和数学系的教授）。
（２）    这个ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ　要求学习８门核心课程：
Core 1: Core Biology I: Molecules & Cells (Bio) OR Biochemistry I (Chem) OR Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Core I (Sinai) OR Foundations of Cell and Molecular Biology I (Sackler)  
Core 2: Core Biology II: Organismal Biology and Evolution (Bio) OR Biochemistry II (Chem) OR Cell Biology: Core II (Sinai) OR Foundations of Cell and Molecular Biology II (Sackler)  
Core 3: Computational Biology Student Seminar (taken each semester for first two years) and Computational Biology Research Seminar (taken in Spring semester of 2nd year)  
Core 4: Biomolecular Modeling (Chem)  
Core 5: Bioinformatics and Genomes(Bio) OR Genomics (Bio)  
Core 6: Statistics in Biology (Bio) OR Numerical Methods I (Math) OR Biostatistics (Sinai) OR Scientific Computing (CS)  
Core 7: Fundamental Algorithms (CS) OR Honors Fundamental Algorithms (CS) or Statistical Mechanics (Chem)  
Core 8: Programming Languages* (CS) OR Honors Program Languages (CS) OR Statistical Mechanics (Chem)
　　
详细的课程表请参见：
http://monod.biomath.nyu.edu/igert/courselist.htm
http://monod.biomath.nyu.edu/igert/courselist0105.htm

（３）    研究方向分为３个大类：
Macromolecular Modeling；
Computational Genomics；
Physiological Modeling

具体请参见：　http://monod.biomath.nyu.edu/igert/research.html

（４）    推荐一个ＮＹＵ　ＣＳ的教授：　
Ｄｒ．Ｂｕｄ　Ｍｉｓｈｒａ　　http://www.cs.nyu.edu/cs/faculty/mishra/　

他的研究ｐｒｏｊｅｃｔｓ请参见　http://www.bioinformatics.nyu.edu/Projects/index.shtml


３．　Ｃｏｒｎｅｌｌ大学和Ｒｏｃｋｅｆｅｌｌｅｒ，Sloan-Kettering Institute合办的　Tri-Institutional Program in Computational Biology & Medicine (CBM)，　非常棒！http://www.triiprograms.org/cbm.html

（１）　申请：　申请的时候通过２个ｔｒａｃｋ来申请，要么是Computer-Science emphasis (C-Track)，要么是Life-Science emphasis (L-Track)。如果你希望be trained primarily as computer scientists (and secondarily as biological scientists) who will apply and develop computational methods to study problems in biology and medicine，那么就申请Ｃ　Ｔｒａｃｋ，如果你希望be trained primarily as biological scientists (and secondarily as computer scientists) who will research biological problems using tools of computer science. For additional information on the two tracks and the program in general, please see the Tri-Institutional Research Programs Student Guide，那么就申请Ｌ－ｔｒａｃｋ．　　http://www.triiprograms.org/cbm/apply.html

（２）培养计划.　Ｃ和Ｌ　ｔｒａｃｋ的学生第一年都在Ｃｏｒｎｅｌｌ大学的本部，Ｉｔｈａｃａ校区学习基础知识，第２年，Ｌ　Ｔｒａｃｋ的学生去ＮＹＣ，　选择Ｃｏｒｎｅｌｌ的Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences, The Rockefeller University, and Sloan-Kettering Institute的任意一个实验室进入论文阶段。　　http://www.triiprograms.org/cbm/courseofstudy.html

（３）师资力量：http://www.triiprograms.org/cbm/faculty.html  
列出了28个该program的教授。


  （4）Cornell大学准备在本部成立一个Computational Biology Program,但是一直没有正式成立的消息。