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George Mason University

School of Systems Biology

Manassas, VA

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Overview

School of Systems Biology / School of Systems Biology is located in Manassas, VA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree Concentration Sub-concentration
Professional Master of Science (PSM)
(Certificate) Bioinformatics and computational biology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Biosciences
Master of Science (MS) Bioinformatics management
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Bioinformatics and computational biology
Master of Science (MS) Biology
Master of Science (MS) Bioinformatics and computational biology

Degrees Awarded

Degree Number Awarded
Master's Degrees 39
Doctoral Degrees 13
Other Advanced Degrees 1

Degree Requirements

Degree Requirement
Master's Degrees Entrance Exam GRE
Comp Exam Required for some
Research project or thesis
Doctoral Degrees Entrance Exam GRE
Comp Exam Required
Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

150
Applied
130
Accepted
84
Enrolled
87%

Applying

75
Application Fee - Domestic
80
Application Fee - International
Yes
Electronic
applications accepted?

Entrance Requirements

Exam Details
Master's Degree Exam GRE
Master's Degree Requirements Resume; 3 letters of recommendation; expanded goals statement; 2 copies of official transcripts; bachelor's degree in related field with minimum GPA of 3.0 in last 60 hours
Doctoral Degree Exam GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements Self-assessment form; resume; 3 letters of recommendation; expanded goals statement; 2 copies of official transcripts; bachelor's degree in related field with minimum GPA of 3.0 in last 60 hours
Additional Entrance Requirements Resume; 2 copies of official transcripts

International Students

Exam Details
TOEFL: Required TOEFL Paper score: 575
TOEFL IBT score: 88
IELTS: Required IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

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Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit: FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards March 1
Types of financial support available Research Assistantships
Teaching Assistantships
Scholarship and/or loans
Graduate Assistantships
Career or field-related internships
Federal Work-Study
Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

215
Total Graduate Students
16%
International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino 7.91%
Black or African American 7.44%
White or Caucasian 45%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.47%
Asian 13.49%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0%
Two or more races 4.19%
Unknown 4.65%

Gender

Male (48%)
Female (51%)

Faculty

11
Total faculty
Full-time - 10
Part-time - 1
Male (8)
Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research: Functional genomics of chronic human diseases, ecology of vector-borne infectious diseases, neurogenetics, molecular biology, computational modeling, proteomics, chronic metabolic diseases, nanotechnology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:
766,416

Location & Contact

Address 10900 George Mason Drive, MSN 5B3
MSN 2F2
Manassas, VA  22030
United States
Contact Dr. Iosif Vaisman
Director
Email: ivaisman@gmu.edu
Phone: 703-993-8431
Fax: 703-993-8976

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