Institution name

University of Georgia

Total number of students

34885

Contact address for international enquiries

ATHENS 30602

Telephone

+1 706 542 1739

Venue / office name

Institute of Bioinformatics

Address

Contact address for international enquiries

UGA Bioinformatics
B118 Life Sciences Building
ATHENS
Georgia
30602

Venue description

The Institute of Bioinformatics educates and prepares graduate students to attain mastery and leadership in bioinformatics research and its applications to contribute to the advancement of this new interdisciplinary filed. Graduate students pursue research-oriented programs of study leading to the Ph.D. or M.S. degrees. Graduate students matriculating in this program will be directed and mentored by faculty members from multiple departments and disciplines. The research in the Institute of Bioinformatics covers a wide spectrum of bioinformatics research in the areas of microbial, fungal, plant, and animal genomics, structural genomics, biomedical (e.g., cancer) genomics, glycogenomics, proteomics, transcriptomics, and pharmacological informatics, using computational, statistical, and experimental technologies.

Telephone number

+1 706 542 7783

Is accommodation available at this venue?

Yes

Accommodation details

Residence Halls General Information: Approximately 7,000 students are housed in 20 residence halls on the University of Georgia campus. Living on campus affords students an opportunity to participate in social, educational, and recreational programs and activities designed to enhance their personal, scholastic, and social development. Residence Halls General Information: Approximately 7,000 students are housed in 20 residence halls on the University of Georgia campus. Rooms are furnished with a bed, dresser, closet space, desk and chair, as well as a high speed Internet connection for each resident. All residence hall rooms are also equipped with basic cable television and local telephone service. .University Food Services operates four food service facilities for general student use: Bolton Dining Commons, Oglethorpe Dining Commons, Dining Commons and The Village Summit. Students may pay for each meal on a cash basis or may purchase meal plans on an academic year contract basis. . The buses run on a regular schedule to all parts of the campus and in adjacent residential areas. Furthermore, the City of Athens and the University of Georgia have an arrangement that permits students to ride any Athens Transit System bus without charge upon presentation of University of Georgia identification card. A current UGA parking permit is required to part a vehicle in any lot on campus. This report contains information on campus safety programs as well as advice on crime prevention and the procedures to follow in reporting crimes. The report also contains statistics about crimes on campus during the last three calendar years.