# Graduate training in Bioinformatics

> **NIH NIH T32** · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · 2021 · $197,375

## Abstract

Abstract
Renewal is requested for a long-standing and successful training program in bioinformatics at
North Carolina State University, with support for 8 predoctoral trainees and 2 postdoctoral
trainees. The application builds on the success of the bioinformatics graduate program at NC
State, which has produced nearly 50 Master's and 60 PhD graduates in Bioinformatics since the
beginning of the program in 1999. The program and environment have been substantially
updated to focus on environmental health bioinformatics (EHB) training, supported by additional
faculty and new research programs. Past doctoral graduates are employed in academic,
government, or industry positions. The graduate training program has prerequisites in
mathematics, statistics, computing, and genetics. Ph.D. candidates are engaged in coursework
in bioinformatics, computer science, genetics, genomics, and statistics for two years, and are
expected to complete their program within five years. The substantial re-focusing of the program
on environmental and related health sciences has included recruitment of additional faculty
members, the addition of existing NC State faculty who bring substantial environmental
expertise, and a new strength in spatial-environmental analysis. A new combined
data/informatics structure for student committees will ensure appropriate progress and focus to
ensure student success.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10174930
- **Project number:** 5T32ES007329-20
- **Recipient organization:** NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH
- **Principal Investigator:** Fred A. Wright
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $197,375
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2000-07-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10174930

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10174930, Graduate training in Bioinformatics (5T32ES007329-20). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10174930. Licensed CC0.

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