Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC)
This Center focuses on models of cognitive function, brain imaging and molecular genetics of the nervous system. Carnegie Mellon faculty and graduate students from the Departments of Biological Sciences, Psychology, and Computer Science work jointly with researchers from the University of Pittsburgh. The goal of the CNBC interdisciplinary graduate program is to train neuroscientists who can combine diverse approaches to better understand higher cognitive function in the brain.
Contact:
Carl Olson, Co-Director, CNBC
colson@cnbc.cmu.edu
412-268-3968
Center for Molecular Analysis (CMA)
The CMA features modern high-performance analytical instruments for use by the Department of Chemistry, the Department of Biological Sciences, and other departments and centers at Carnegie Mellon. Other research groups outside of the CMU campus may also use the CMA. In addition to the analytical instrumentation, the CMA provides collaborations, analytical assistance, and training. The CMA houses two NMRs, four photon spectrometers, and two mass spectrometers.
Contact:
Mark E. Bier,
Director, CMA
mbier@andrew.cmu.edu
412-268-3540
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC)
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is a joint effort of Carnegie Mellon, the University of Pittsburgh and the Westinghouse Electric Company. This Center provides cutting-edge computational resources to the national community and advances computational science and computational techniques.
Contact:
412-268-4960
Bone Tissue Engineering Center (BTEC)
The BTEC is a collaborative program among the Carnegie Mellon School of Engineering, the Mellon College of Science and the Robotics Institute, as well as the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, the University of Pittsburgh, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and Duquesne University. The Center aims to understand bone formation and wound healing, with an emphasis on developing technologies for clinical use.
Contact:
Jeffrey Hollinger, Director, BTEC
hollinge@andrew.cmu.edu
Machine Learning Department
The Machine Learning Department is a cross-disciplinary center that includes the Departments of Statistics, Computer Science, Robotics, Biological Sciences, Philosophy and Psychology, as well as the Language Technology Institute, the Tepper School of Business, and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition. Research combines statistics with data mining and machine learning.
Contact:
Tom Mitchell, Director
Tom.Mitchell@cmu.edu
412-268-2611
The Ray and Stephanie Lane Center for Computational Biology
The center's research program seeks to expand the understanding of complex biological systems using machine learning methods. One of the center's missions will be advancing the development of computational methods to improve cancer detection, diagnosis and treatment, especially by developing tools to enable automated creation of detailed, predictive models of a system's behavior.
Contact:
Robert F. Murphy, Director
murphy@cmu.edu
412-268-3480
Center For Nucleic Acids Science And Technology
The Center for Nucleic Acids Science and Technology (CNAST) is a community of Carnegie Mellon scientists and engineers unified by interests in the chemistry, biology and physics of DNA, RNA and PNA (peptide nucleic acid). CNAST has three pillars of strength: (1) RNA Biology, (2) Molecular and Experimental Tools and (3) Biotech/Nanotech. We invite you to explore this site to learn more about the cutting-edge research underway in CNAST.
Contact:
John Woolford, Co-Director, CNAST
jw17@andrew.cmu.edu
Bruce Armitage, Co-Direcor, CNAST
army@andrew.cmu.edu
Other Degree Programs
Master of Science in Biotechnology and Management Program
Unlike other universities, which host their biotechnology programs and degrees in schools of engineering or science, the MSBM is the only truly interdisciplinary program that ensures an equally balanced yet in-depth emphasis on business and science. The goal of the new program, a partnership among the Tepper School of Business, the Mellon College of Science and the Heinz School of Public Policy, is to train managers who can to fill a new niche within the biotech industry. This new generation of managers must simultaneously balance regulatory, scientific and business issues as they communicate between and advise the company's chief executive officer and chief scientist.
Contact:
Jennifer Sciullo, Administrative Contact
biotech-office@andrew.cmu.edu
412-268-1810
Ph.D. in Computational Biology Program
Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have joined forces to establish an exciting new interdisciplinary program leading to a Ph.D. in Computational Biology. The goal of this Ph.D. program is to provide intensive interdisciplinary education to enable outstanding students to become leaders in identifying and solving tomorrow's biological problems using computational methods.
Contact:
Robert F. Murphy, Co-Director, Ph.D. in Computational Biology Program
murphy@cmu.edu
412-268-3480
University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
The Department of Biological Sciences participates in the MSTP sponsored jointly by Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh. Interested students should apply simultaneously to both the MSTP and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Applications to the program are reviewed by both the medical school admissions committee and by a separate inter-university admissions committee. Upon acceptance to both the School of Medicine and the MSTP, students then choose a lab for their Ph.D. studies from among a variety of departments at both universities.
Contact:
V. Emily Stark
vestark@andrew.cmu.edu
412-268-6181
Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center (MBIC) 
Pittsburgh NMR Center for Biomedical Research