Bioinformatics

专业介绍

Welcome to the Bioinformatics Home Area at UCLA! The goal of the Bioinformatics PhD program is to train the next generation of researchers who develop computational methods to address the most pressing questions in biology and medicine. The Bioinformatics Home Area emphasizes training in developing new computational methods and algorithms to analyze large-scale data. Often, but not always, our research focuses on various types of “omics” data. Take a look through our website to see the accomplishments of our students, view our outstanding faculty, learn about our courses and training programs.

 It has never been a better time to do research in bioinformatics. Rapid advances in artificial intelligence, bigger and bigger datasets, and improved computer hardware have enabled us to address questions that, until now, have been intractable. Students in our program will be poised to become the future leaders of this growing and exciting field.

 The Bioinformatics Home Area at UCLA began in 2008 as the Bioinformatics Interdepartmental PhD Program (IDP). Since that time, the program has grown. Now, the Home Area includes 85 faculty across 27 departments within Life Sciences, Engineering, and the David Geffen School of Medicine. In fall 2025, we welcomed a new cohort of 15 PhD students to our program. To better accommodate the rapid growth in the research areas that are being transformed by computational methods, the Bioinformatics IDP added two new Home Areas. These include Systems Biology and Medical Informatics. Systems Biology focuses on integrating computational methods with experimental data. Students in this Home Area typically conduct both computational and wetlab research. Medical Informatics focuses on developing and applying computational methods to understand and interpret medical data.  

Together, these three Home Areas have something for everyone who wants to develop computational skills to solve biological problems.