Dr. Charles Berry

Professor

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Biography

Charles Berry is an Emeritus Professor at the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at the University of California, San Diego. He earned his PhD in Sociology from Johns Hopkins University in 1973 and a Bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in 1969. His research focuses on statistical models and methods related to retroviral infections, particularly the integration sites of these viruses, and gene therapies employing retrovirus-like constructs. Dr. Berry has served as the principal statistician for multisite clinical trials and has contributed significantly to various cohort studies, including the California Tobacco Survey. He is the author and co-author of over 175 scientific publications and has been involved in the peer-review process for NIH Study Sections. Additionally, he has taught statistics to medical students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows in biomedical sciences, emphasizing the application of statistical methods in health research.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
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  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).