The bioinformatics doctoral program provides students interdisciplinary academic training and research experience delivered fully online or via traditional face-to-face format.<br><br>In the field of bioinformatics and computational biology, specialists collect, store, analyze, and present complex biological data. Through this work, critical contributions are made to disease detection, drug design, forensics, agriculture, and environmental sciences through the combination of biological analysis and high-performance computing.<br><br>The main objective of this doctorate is to educate the next generation of computational biologists for careers in academia, industry, and government. Courses are designed to be completed in approximately two years. Completion of coursework, the comprehensive exam, and a successful dissertation proposal results in advancement to candidacy status. In the final phase, students focus on research that culminates in a dissertation.