Welcome, and thank you for your interest in the Bioinformatics & Medical Informatics Graduate Program at San Diego State University! We are an interdisciplinary Masters program with researchers from a variety of pure and applied sciences and public health programs.

Ever wondered what it takes to discover a new drug, or to understand the underlying mechanism of a disease, or how researchers were able to analyze the SARS-CoV2 genome to develop an mRNA vaccine within days? It takes chemistry and biology, but it also takes computer science. The complexity of biological systems and vast amounts of data that new technologies produce require extensive computer skills.

Today, there is an acute need for graduates with just such a multidisciplinary background, both in academia and in industry. In industry, this need extends beyond biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and health care sectors, and is felt in such areas as homeland security and information technology.

Join our Fall 2024 CSU Bioinformatics Webinar Series!

BMI News

August 2024: Welcome to the Fall 2024 cohort of BMI students! We had such a great time at our recent meet and greet (even snuck in a game of croquet) at Balboa Park – looking forward to a semester of fun science!

May 2024: Congratulations to our graduating class of Spring 2024! Pictured here with Interim Director, Dr. Arun Sethuraman (L-R): Tristan Jang, Jenna Armstrong, Dr. Sethuraman, Priyanshi Shah, Sakshi Pradhan, Shayan Akhavan.

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