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True, I do think that the ML skills will be transferrable but I was wondering if employers would see it that way. I think the post-doc comment is a very good point as well; it could be a very powerful tool to position your knowledge in a certain direction. Is the "overqualified" thing really true? I had heard it before, but I was hoping it wasn't. Anyway, thanks for the input!

Thanks for your reply! From wikipedia: Computational biology involves the development and application of data-analytical and theoretical methods, mathematical modeling and computational simulation techniques to the study of biological, behavioral, and social systems. My understanding is that computer science is one of the central fields used in computational biology. Specifically I will be taking courses in Machine Learning, Computer Vision, maybe Computational Geometry, etc. in the comp. bio program.

Hi, I'm currently deciding between two programs, and they are both very different. In terms of living situation, both are in very nice cities. For the Comp. Bio program, the funding is much better, and I have previous experience with an advisor there (who I work well with). I'd probably be working on Bioimage informatics with an expert in machine learning. For the CS program, there is more flexibility in the curriculum, and less emphasis on biology obviously (which I currently haven't taken since high school). I'd probably focus on computer vision and machine learning - one potential advisor is "hard" CV, the other is medical image analysis and ML. One thing that I currently don't have an understanding of is my job prospects post graduation. Right now, I'm not sure if I want academia or industry (leaning towards industry). What kind of job opportunities are available to me with a CS degree vs. a Computational Biology degree? It switches week to week but my current leaning is towards Comp. Bio. My main worry is that it will pigeon-hole me into certain kinds of jobs (is that even bad?). Any thoughts?