School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Program Faculty
Professors: Larry P. Ammann @ammann, Matthew J. Goeckner @goeckner, M. Ali Hooshyar @ali, Wieslaw Krawcewicz @wzk091000, Susan E. Minkoff @sem120030, Robert Serfling @serfling, Janos Turi @turi, John Zweck @jwz120030
Associate Professors: Swati Biswas @sxb125731, Yan Cao @yxc069200
Assistant Professor: Min Chen @mxc136030
Affiliated Faculty: Zhenyu Xuan @zxx091000, Hyuntae Yoo @hxy103120, Michael Qiwei Zhang @mqz091000
36 semester credit hours minimum
The Master of Science in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCBM) is offered jointly by the Departments of Mathematical Sciences and Biological Sciences. This program will combine coursework from the disciplines of biology, computer science, and mathematics. The BCBM program seeks to answer the demand for a new breed of scientist who has fundamental understanding in the fields of biology, mathematics, statistics, and computer science. With this interdisciplinary training, these scientists will be well prepared to meet the demand and challenges that have arisen and will continue to develop in the biotechnology arena.
Faculty from both Mathematical Sciences (MMS) and Biological Sciences will participate in the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology program, with the Mathematical Sciences Department serving as the administrative unit. Both departments will participate in advising students.
For the master's degree in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, beginning students are expected to have completed multivariate calculus, linear algebra, two semesters of general chemistry, two semester of organic chemistry, two semesters of general physics, programming in C/C++, and two semesters of biology.
Requirements for completing a degree in BCBM are:
Core Courses
BIOL 5410 Biochemistry
BIOL 5420 Molecular Biology
BIOL 5381 Genomics
STAT 5351 Probability and Statistics I
STAT 5352 Probability and Statistics II
MATH 6341 Bioinformatics
Additional Core Courses for the Computational Biology Track
MATH 6313 Numerical Analysis
MATH 6343 Computational Biology
MATH 6345 Mathematical Methods in Medicine and Biology
Additional Core Courses for the Bioinformatics Track
CS 5333 Discrete Structures
CS 5343 Algorithms Analysis and Data Structures
CS 6360 Database Design
Elective Courses
A minimum of 7 semester credit hours of electives, approved by the student's advisor. Typically, electives are 6000- and 7000- level courses in mathematical sciences, biology or computer science.
Courses from other disciplines may also be used upon approval.
Ammann, Larry P.Professor, Mathematical Sciences; Associate Department Head, Mathematical Sciences; Participating Professor, Electrical EngineeringBA, Florida State University, 1969MS, Florida State University, 1972PhD, Florida State University, 1976
ammann@utdallas.edu972-883-2164
Goeckner, Matthew J.Professor, Mathematical Sciences; Department Head, Mathematical Sciences; Professor of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Science EducationBS, Southern Illinois University, 1982MS, University of California, Los Angeles, 1984PhD, University of Iowa, 1990
goeckner@utdallas.edu
Hooshyar, M. AliProfessor, Mathematical SciencesBS, Indiana University, 1964PhD, Indiana University, 1970
ali@utdallas.edu972-883-2171
Krawcewicz, WieslawProfessor, Mathematical SciencesMSc, Gdansk University, Poland, 1977PhD, Université de Montréal, Canada, 1985
wzk091000@utdallas.edu
Minkoff, Susan E.Professor, Mathematical SciencesBS, Duke University, 1986MS, Rice University, 1993PhD, Rice University, 1995
sem120030@utdallas.edu
Serfling, RobertProfessor, Mathematical SciencesBS, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1963PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1967
serfling@utdallas.edu
Turi, JanosProfessor, Mathematical SciencesBS, Technical University of Budapest, Hungary, 1975MS, Technical University of Budapest, Hungary, 1977PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986
turi@utdallas.edu
Zweck, JohnProfessor, Mathematical SciencesBSc, University of Adelaide, Australia, 1998PhD, Rice University, 1993
jwz120030@utdallas.edu
Biswas, SwatiAssociate Professor, Mathematical SciencesBSc, University of Delhi, India, 1994MSc, University of Delhi, India, 1996PhD, Ohio State University, 2003
sxb125731@utdallas.edu
Cao, YanAssociate Professor, Mathematical SciencesBS, Peking University, China, 1996ScM, University of Iowa, 1997PhD, Brown University, 2003
yxc069200@utdallas.edu972-883-6458
Chen, MinAssistant Professor, Mathematical SciencesBS, University of Science and Technology, China, 1994MS, University of Pittsburgh, 1999PhD, The University of Texas at Austin, 2006
min.chen2@utdallas.edu 972-883-2161
Xuan, ZhenyuAssistant Professor, Biological SciencesBS, Nanjing University, China, 1995PhD, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 2000
zxx091000@utdallas.edu
Yoo, HyuntaeAssistant Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology and BioengineeringBS, Seoul National University, South Korea, 1998PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005
hxy103120@utdallas.edu
Zhang, Michael QiweiProfessor, Molecular and Cell Biology; Cecil H. and Ida Green Distinguished Chair of Systems Biology Science, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics; Director, Center for Systems BiologyBS, University of Science and Technology of China, China, 1981PhD, Rutgers University, 1987
mqz091000@utdallas.edu
