Computational and Systems Biology in NYC

[SeetherWasNot]

I’m interested in pursuing research in computational and systems biology (not really sure how much of each, and maybe structural biology would be nice too) and I’m somewhat restricted to staying in the NYC area. Right now I’m primarily considering Sloan Kettering and Columbia. Any thoughts on which one is better and/or more prestigious?

[mmsseeff]

I'm assuming you didn't apply yet.

Apply to both of them and decide when/if you get into either of them. Apply to other schools in the area too.

Even very well-qualified candidates don't get accepted sometimes.

 

[SeetherWasNot]

I'm a little limited in how many places I can apply to as well (and want to apply to the major universities outside of NYC) hence I'm restricting myself to one or two in NYC.

[alltheclusters]

Sloan Kettering isn't primarily a comp bio program, even though the comp bio faculty we have here is excellent and so is the student support (small class size, subsidized housing for your entire PhD, great insurance, etc.). I'm not sure about Columbia, but other comp bio programs in NYC that you can consider are Tri-i CBM (mostly computational) and Weill Cornell PBSB (which might fit well for you considering your interest in structural biology).