About Program
Bioinformatics is a new, rapidly growing science that applies computer technology to acquire, store, analyze, and disseminate biological and clinical data. Bioinformatics integrates various areas of study, including computer sciences, molecular biology, biotechnology, and mathematics.
Mission
The program of Bioinformatics is dedicated to delivering top-notch education at the intersection of biology, computer science, and statistics, according to national and international standards, to prepare competent graduates who can master and apply bioinformatics in different fields, carry out cutting-edge scientific research, and serve the society appropriately.
Skills & Career Path
The set of skills that Bioinformatics students will acquire is the following:
- The ability to retrieve, manipulate and analyze biological data.
- Next-generation sequencing (NGS) biological data analysis.
- Mechanistic and modular approaches, mathematical modeling, and graph classifying techniques for biological networks.
- The most recent techniques used in computer-aided drug design.