Genome Science & Technology
The Graduate School of Genome Science and Technology (GST) is a Life Science graduate program founded on two premises. First, whole-genome sequences and related large-scale datasets have transformed how we perform biological research, a trend that is gathering momentum and is anticipated to frame the way the biology research is accomplished for many years to come. Second, advances in technology, whether at the level of instrumentation, computation, or “wet lab” reagents, have long been a powerful driving force in biology. The GST program is home to faculty mentors from many walks of life. The virulence factors of pathogenic fungi and the engineering of photosynthetic reaction complexes for bioenergy harvesting are just two examples from the cornucopia of research projects being pursued in GST. Consequently, GST student projects are quite diverse, as indicated by the five themes spelled out HERE.
Researchers at the two campuses have access to a wide range of research tools and facilities including:
- High-field NMR spectroscopy
- X-ray crystallography
- Mass spectroscopy
- Next generation sequencing
- Molecular modeling and supercomputing
Special NSF fellowships are possible for students interested in Computational Biology through the SCALE-IT program. Details available at http://web.utk.edu/~scaleit.
Featured Faculty Member
Dr. Elena Shpak
GST Research Areas
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Molecular Genetics and Systems Biology |
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Structural and Nanoscale Biology |
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Analytical Technologies for Bioenergy and the Environment |
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Bioinformatics | |
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Computational Molecular Biophysics |
Contact Information
Cynthia Peterson
Professor and Head
BCMB Department
Director, Graduate Program in Genome Science & Technology
M407 Walters Life Sciences
1414 Cumberland Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974-1531
Fax: (865) 974-0361
Email: cbpeters@utk.edu