Dr. Joshua Bloom

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Dr. Bloom is a geneticist and computational biologist focused on understanding the genetic basis of complex traits. He develops technology and computational methods to explore the relationship between genetic variation and trait variation in populations, with a primary focus on yeast genetics. His recent work involves high-throughput variant engineering and CRISPR/Cas9 techniques to identify causal genetic variants and the development of new experimental and computational methods to comprehensively identify heritable genetic factors underlying gene expression differences in complex traits across large populations.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California Los Angeles

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:160
Analytical Writing
Required:5
Overall
Required:5
TOEFL
Total
Required:87
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Strong background in Economics and Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • GRE General Test scores
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.