Undergraduate Bioinformatics Training and Research at the CBCB

CBCB faculty are actively involved in the mentoring of undergraduate students, both through course offerings and through the involvment of undergraduates in research projects. This page provides an outline of the opportunities available to undergraduate students to receive training in bioinformatics. For more information click on one of the following links:

Information for Prospective Students

Undergraduate Bioinformatics opportunities

While there is no Bioinformatics program at the University of Maryland, students interested in this field can tailor their course work to obtain the necessary background. Follow the links below for more information:

Program Areas

Some programs related to Bioinformatics include:

Undergraduate research opportunities

The CBCB provides a unique opportunity for motivated undergraduates to get involved in bioinformatics research. Research positions are available within the center both during the summer (see Summer Program below) and during the academic year as part of the Honors Program in the CS department (see Honors Research below).

Past research projects by undergraduates and high-school students are listed on our Junior Research page.

Undergraduate Summer Program at the CBCB

Summer 2011

Past years:

2010
2009

The summer program is supported in part by the NSF under grant IIS-0812111 to Mihai Pop and Carl Kingsford, and grant IIS-0849899 to Carl Kingsford.



Honors Research at the CBCB

Several positions are available at the CBCB for conducting research in bioinformatics as part of the CS Honors program. Interested students can directly contact individual faculty members.