The biometry and bioinformatics group is an integral part of the Department of Crop Sciences and of the greater computational biology and statistical community of the University of Illinois. The biometry area is ideal for those with a background in applied statistics and a special interest in crop sciences or a crop sciences degree with strong emphasis on biometry. The bioinformatics area is ideal for those with a background in molecular biology, computer science or statistics and a special interest in genomics, bioinformatics, and systems biology or a crop sciences or bioinformatics degree with strong emphasis on bioinformation.