Master of Science in Pathology - Translational Bioinformatics/ Doctor of Philosophy in Pathology - Translational Bioinformatics

Students interested in the study of Translational Bioinformatics (TBI) may apply specifically to this emphasis area within the Pathobiology Area Program. TBI is a new exciting field of biomedicine that is concerned with bringing discoveries from molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry and other biomedical fields into the patient care using computer algorithms.

In many respects it overlaps with traditional bioinformatics and computational biology but puts an emphasis on practical realization of computational approaches for the benefit of the patient, especially in context of personalized medicine. There are two tracks in our TBI program: Translational and Cancer Bioinformatics (TCBI) and Pathology Informatics (PI). TCBI doctoral students will conduct research related to computational methods for disease diagnostics and therapeutics (a.k.a., theranostics) while PI doctoral students will study computerized methods to improve Laboratory Information Systems (LIS), Digital Pathology (DP) as well as cutting-edge Whole-Slide Image (WSI) processing algorithms.

The TBI emphasis area program is led by Pathology and Anatomical Sciences faculty in close collaboration with faculty from University of Missouri Informatics Institute (MUII), Department of Health Management and Informatics (HMI) and Department of Computer Science.

Statement of purpose
Letters of recommendation
3 letters of recommendation are required Provide these names and contact information for each in the Recommendation Provider List
Curriculum vitae or resume
At least one writing sample eg publications proposals upperlevel course term papers thesis etc

These requirements include English proficiency TOEFL or IELTS scores and financial support documentation Nonnative English speakers must score a 500 on the paper-based TOEFL or 61 on the Internet-based test and the Academic IELTS must be a 5.5 or higher Native English speakers are not required to submit TOEFL or IELTS scores TOEFL and IELTS scores are considered valid for two years beyond the test date

Have earned at least a 3.0 Grade Point Average in the last 60 hours of baccalaureate coursework required for applicants with less than a graduate certificate graduate degree or professional degree.