Choosing the COBI PhD | Databio Slides

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## Is COBI for you?

- You want to answer biological questions with data, code, and AI
- You want to build methods, not just run them
- You see the future of biology in data analysis

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## Required coursework

| Course | Title | Cr |
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| <span style="opacity:0.4">BIMS 6000</span> | <span style="opacity:0.4">Core Course in Integrative Biosciences</span> | <span style="opacity:0.4">10</span> |
| <span style="opacity:0.4">BIMS 7100</span> | <span style="opacity:0.4">Research Ethics</span> | <span style="opacity:0.4">1</span> |
| COBI 8101 | Computational Biology I | 2 |
| COBI 8102 | Computational Biology II | 2 |
| COBI 7001 | Colloquium in Computational Biology I | 2 |
| COBI 7002 | Colloquium in Computational Biology II | 2 |
| COBI 7003 | Advanced Colloquium in Computational Biology | 2 |

<p style="font-size:0.6em; opacity:0.5">Greyed rows are shared across all BIMS programs.</p>

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## Emphasis

Choose one for depth (3 cr):

- **COBI 8301** — Computational Genomics
- **COBI 8302** — Statistical Genetics
- **BME 8315** — Systems Bioengineering and Multi-Scale Models
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## Electives

3 more credits, e.g.:

- **CS 6316** — Machine Learning
- **STAT 6021** — Linear Models
- **BME 7370** — Quantitative Biological Reasoning 
- **BIMS 8075** — Public Health Genomics

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## Two possible paths to COBI

#### 1. Computational lab

Join a **computational faculty lab** as your primary home.

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#### 2. Molecular lab  
#### + computational co-mentor

Join a **molecular/wet lab** as your primary lab, with a **computational co-mentor**.