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Iowa State Establishes Bioinformatics Program

Mar 24, 2000
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AMES, Iowa--Iowa State University has established the Laurence H. Baker Center for Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics, which will host a PhD program in bioinformatics and computational biology. At present, the university’s Animal Science Department is seeking candidates to fill bioinformatics teaching positions and establish a joint bioinformatics/veterinary sciences research program. Visit http://www.bioinformatics.iastate.edu.

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