Bioinformatics

Master's

Do you believe in data-driven progress combining IT and molecular biology? The master’s Bioinformatics belongs to a new scientific discipline that combines computer science, statistics and molecular biology. This programme will teach you how to store, retrieve, manipulate and analyse data applying information technology.

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In this master’s programme, you will focus for example on genome sequencing and DNA databases and protein sequence information. You will discover and magnify the importance of biological data in our every day lives

Unique about this master’s:

– Bioinformaticians apply information technology to retrieve large amounts of biological data to predict gene functions.

– Focus on demonstrating the relationship between genes and proteins.

Read about career opportunities after this master's

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