NC State Genomic Sciences : News Updates

• USDA National Needs Fellowships now available in the area of plant-fungal interactions

Please click here for detailed information on this exciting opportunity!

• Genomics Sciences Journal Club, Fall 2007

The Genomics Sciences Journal Club (course number PP 610/810G) will meet in the Bioinformatics Research Center Conference Room (enter from Suite 1500) located in the Partners II Building on Centennial Campus (map).

This year, it will be taught by Drs. David Bird and Alison Motsinger. For detailed information, please refer to the Journal Club website: http://statgen.ncsu.edu/journal_club.

• 78 Graduates to Date!

We are delighted to have awarded 41 Master's degrees and 37 PhDs since the program's start in 1999. Visit our Alumni page and learn more about them!

• 69 Graduate Students Enrolled

We currently have 69 graduate students enrolled in our Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics degree programs. They are studying a wide range of topics with primary faculty advisors in 13 departments belonging to 5 colleges at NC State University. Visit our Student page and learn more about them!

• NIEHS Bioinformatics Fellows

The Bioinformatics Program has been awarded a five-year NIEHS training grant which will fund six pre-doctoral and two post-doctoral students each year in Bioinformatics. For more information, please contact our Director of Graduate Programs.

• NCSU Genomics Research Report: RESULTS

RESULTS, a new publication and web site, provides information about cutting-edge research and innovative graduate programs at NC State University. Genomic Sciences is the major theme for the first two issues. The address for the site is: http://www.ncsu.edu/research/results/

• Bioinformatics Research Center opened March 2001

The Bioinformatics Research Center was established by the UNC Board of Governors on August 11, 2000. The Center is located on Centennial Campus. The Bioinformatics Research Center opened on March 6, 2001 and featured the Genomic Sciences Symposium and the Cockerham Lecture.

• NC State University awarded $2.4 million grant in Functional Genomics & Bioinformatics

The National Science Foundation has awarded NCSU an Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) grant in Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics for $2.4 million over a five year period.

The grant, started August 1, 2000, provides funding to train over 30 students pursuing a Ph.D. in Functional Genomics or Bioinformatics, with an emphasis on the interdisciplinary nature of the field of Genomics.