Bioinformatics and Systems Biology

Overview

Currently, computational methods are widely used in biology mostly due to the fact that research inevitably comes with Big Data. Thus, future specialists need to possess the skills to be able to work with large amounts of data and to interpret them correctly. 

Benefits of the Bioinformatics and Systems Biology program at ITMO University

• The program is conducted in collaboration with the Bioinformatics Institute in St. Petersburg and International Laboratory “Computer Technologies” at ITMO;

• Students will work together with some of the best computer science experts from ITMO and biology specialists from all over the world;

• Students have the opportunity to do their internships at major research institutions and laboratories, as well as work on projects under the supervision of world-class professors from Washington University in St. Louis, Broad Institute, Harvard Medical School, etc.

Career Options: 

Graduates of the program will become bioinformatics experts working in the fields of personalized medicine, pharmacy, biotechnology, software development, and many others. Moreover, specialists with a Master’s degree may further pursue their academic careers by entering leading PhD programs in Systems Biology.