Systems Biology and Bioinformatics Maastricht University

Overview

In biology, scientists generate massive amounts of data on sequences and profiles of genes, proteins or metabolites, often resulting in large databases and imaging files. As a systems biologist, you will bridge biology and mathematics to extract biologically relevant information to design follow-up experiments.

Focused on your future career

Acquire the knowledge and practical skills necessary to bridge biology and mathematics by training your problem-solving competences in a research context.

State-of-the-art facilities

Work with the best equipment, such as high-performance computing clusters, and use a variety of available data from large cohort studies, our multi-modal imaging facilities and MRI-scanners.

Classroom collaboration

Work in international teams with your fellow students on systems biology and bioinformatics challenges.

Multidisciplinary programme

You will approach systems biology and bioinformatics from a multidisciplinary as well as an interdisciplinary point of view. You will work collaboratively, seeking common results.

An international community

Learn from and be a part of our ambitious international academic community at the Maastricht Centre for Systems Biology and Bioinformatics (MaCSBio).

Career

The MSc Systems Biology and Bioinformatics prepares you to take on an expert role in the field of human biology and health. The multidisciplinary nature of the programme provides you with a solid scientific basis in biology, mathematics and computational science in relation to systems biology. Your selection of electives will further allow you to connect disciplines and gain relevant technical and soft skills.

After graduation, you will be ready to pursue a career in a wide variety of fields where bridging biology and mathematics plays a key role. You’re able to understand biological systems, model them and predict their behaviour. You will also have the knowledge and skills to design innovative experimental strategies for a wide array of applications in biology and life sciences.

Accreditation

NVAO accredited