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The recent elucidation of the genomes of many organisms has lead to the appreciation that our knowledge of the function of the proteome and other "omes" of any given organism is far from complete. A wide range of computational, theoretical, biochemical, structural, cell biological and genetic approaches need to cooperate to establish the connections between sequence, structure and function. The Collaborative Graduate Program in Genome Biology and Bioinformatics addresses this need for cooperation with a coherent course of study that educates and trains doctoral graduate students across these diverse disciplines. We intend the program to serve as a model for a content-driven, trans-departmental unit that responds to the University's need to adapt to cutting-edge scientific developments.

The Collaborative Graduate Program in Genome Biology and Bioinformatics is a graduate collaborative program and not a graduate degree program. What this means is that applicants wishing to join must first apply to and register in the Ph.D. program of one of the collaborating graduate departments. More information is available in the Admission section. To download an application, please visit the School of Graduate Studies web site. You must send your graduate application form to one of the collaborating graduate programs. There is a section on the form where you can indicate which collaborative program you wish to join. Once accepted into a Ph.D. degree program, you can then apply for admission to Collaborative Graduate Program in Genome Biology and Bioinformatics. Students admitted to Program must follow a program of study that meets the requirements of both the collaborating department and Collaborative Graduate Program in Genome Biology and Bioinformatics.

The requirements of the program for students are as follows: note that the the two GBB-mounted courses, JTB2010 and JTB2020, may be used to fulfill departmental Ph.D. requirements, as indicated in Appendix 1 of the GBB OCGS Appraisal Brief. Courses not listed below will be considered as acceptable alternates by the Program Committee on a case by case basis. Requests should be submitted along with the syllabus of the course in question to the Director.

• Course: One of JTB2010 - Proteomics and Functional Genomics, JBB2026 - Protein Structure, Folding and Design, EEB1460H, formerly JZB1521H - Molecular Evolution, JBZ1472 - Computational Genomics and Bioinformatics
• Course: One of JTB2020 - Applied Bioinformatics, CSC2417 - Algorithms for Genome Analysis, CSC2418 - Computational Structural Biology, CSC2515 - Machine Learning, BME1458 - Pattern Discovery Methods for Biomedical Engineering
• Collaborative Traineeship: Students in the Program are required to spend roughly 2-4 months in a collaborator of a Graduate Program in Genome Biology and Bioinformatics faculty member's laboratory. The idea is to learn complementary techniques and methods from this member's lab and apply them towards the student's own PhD project. The 2-4 months may be in non-continuous chunks of time. The goal is to generate data/results for a joint publication, but this is not an absolute requirement
• Participation in a yearly retreat (scheduled for May, 2013)
• Participation in a seminar series. As of September 2006, this series will be in the form of a Work-in-Progress seminar whereby students of the program will present their results to date. 75% attendance is expected. Collaborative Program faculty members will also be invited to speak in this series.

The Collaborative Program goals may be gleaned from the Policy document.