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About
Contact: Rosemarie Rosell, rrosell@stthom.edu
Bioinformatics is a fast growing and newly emerged field in the life sciences that utilizes math and computer science applications to analyze and store the vast amounts of information produced from the various genome and proteome projects. In a unique combination, the major, housed in the biology department, is composed of a concentration of courses in biology (BIOL), math (MATH), and management information systems (MISY).
Majors will become solidly grounded in the biologically relevant areas of genetics, biochemistry, and molecular and cell biology, and will be trained in both the theoretical and practical aspects behind data manipulation. Because bioinformatics deals with genetic data, sometimes at the individual level, majors will also be versed in bioethics. Graduates will be prepared to enter professional or graduate school in bioinformatics or for entry-level positions in biotechnology firms, genome projects, or the pharmaceutical industry. |
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