Bioinformatics/Computational Biology PhD - UCSC,Duke or UNC?

LittleS
Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:41:00 +0000

Just like many people on this site, I am struggling to make a final decision about the program to attend. I want to do research in the functioning and evolution of transcription regulation, focusing on the computational rather than the experimental side. I currently rank my choices UCSC>Duke>UNC, mainly because UCSC has the advisor I am most interested in (David Haussler), but I am worried about the relatively small size of the department there (not many choices,doesn’t seem smart to pin all your hopes on getting into one particular lab) and the fact that UCSC does not carry “name brand” status (although the bioinformatics group itself seems pretty well regarded).
Anyone’s opinion will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.