[Socbin] Funding Available for Fully Paid Graduate Education in Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics in San Diego

[Alireza Kashani]

The Biomedical Informatics Research Center (BMIRC:
http://informatics.sdsu.edu/<http://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Finformatics%2Esdsu%2Eedu%2F&urlhash=itpy&_t=tracking_anet>)
at San Diego State University has received a five year training grant from
National Science Foundation for its expansion. At least 52 students will
receive scholarships through this grant to pay for their education-related
expenses (tuition, books, room and board, etc). The combination of funds can
provide up to $25,000 towards each student’s education per year. This
prestigious opportunity is a competitive scholarship program. Students’
academic achievement is considered in assigning these scholarships.

BMIRC is looking for motivated students to fill these scholarship slots.
Online applications must be filed by December 1. Supporting documents (e.g.
transcripts, GRE scores, etc.) can arrive until January 7th. For more
information about the application and admission process, please visit
http://informatics.sdsu.edu/admission.php<http://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Finformatics%2Esdsu%2Eedu%2Fadmission%2Ephp&urlhash=rY_1&_t=tracking_anet>.
For more information about the funding opportunity, please visit
http://informatics.sdsu.edu/Scholarships.php<http://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Finformatics%2Esdsu%2Eedu%2FScholarships%2Ephp&urlhash=v94c&_t=tracking_anet>.


Who is qualified for BMI graduate education? If you are pursuing or have a
baccalaureate degree in any field of science or engineering, you are
qualified to enter this program.

What is Biomedical Informatics? Ever wondered what it takes to discover a
new drug, or to understand the underlying mechanism of a disease? It takes
biology, chemistry and medical science, but it also takes computer science
and engineering. The complexity of biological systems and vast amounts of
data that new technologies produce require computer know-how. Biomedical
Informatics is the science of understanding biological and medical processes
using mathematical, computer, and engineering tools. It is the science that
is now a necessity in all disease and environmental discoveries as well as
in all drug development efforts. The major also stretches to cover
electronic health records, their design, usage, and analysis for discovery
of disease related and public health patterns.

As such you can expect careers (at both MS and PhD levels) in the very large
biotechnology, medical sciences, and clinical and hospital sectors. These
careers also expand into the information technology sector (e.g. AT&T,
Google, IBM, and Microsoft) as it moves into the health care enterprise.
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