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Master in Bio-informatics and Modelling
- academic year2023-2024
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Programme titleMaster in Bio-informatics and Modelling
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Programme mnemonicMA-BINF
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Programme organised by
- Faculty of Sciences
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Degree typeMaster 120 credits
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Tier2nd cycle
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Field and branch of studySciences and technics/Sciences
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Schedule typeDaytime
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Languages of instructionenglish / french
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Theoretical programme duration2 years
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CampusPlaine/Solbosch
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Category / TopicSciences and technics - Sciences
- Jury PresidentJean-François FLOT
- Jury SecretaryMatthieu DEFRANCE
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Degree typeMaster 120 credits
Theoretical programme duration2 years
Learning language(s)english / french
Schedule typeDaytime
CampusPlaine/Solbosch
Category(ies) - Topic(s)Sciences and technics - Sciences
Organising faculty(s) and university(ies)Contacts
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Presentation
Programme objectives
Addressing current biological problems—from genome sequencing to the study of biomolecular structures and the analysis of dynamical cellular processes—increasingly relies on the complementarity between experimental and theoretical approaches. These approaches allow biological systems to be analysed, modelled, and simulated on computers from the molecular and cellular scales up to entire organisms and populations. To meet this trend, this master programme trains students from various academic backgrounds into computational genomics and proteomics, structural bioinformatic, and modelling of dynamical processes. Graduates of this Master are able to use and design bioinformatics and modelling tools to address all aspects of a biological question, in close collaboration with experimental researchers.
Teaching team and methods
The Master programme consists of:
- Lecture courses
- Practical work on computers
- Exercise sessions
- Personal assignments and projects
The curriculum includes:
- An internship (in an academic or professional environment) (10 credits)
- A Master's thesis (25 credits)
Programme's added value
ULB has played a pioneering role in developing the new disciplines covered in this Master, and has now reached a critical number of research groups and teachers with expertise in these areas. An increasing number of research laboratories in various faculties (Sciences, Applied Sciences, Medicine, and Bioengineering) have an interest in bioinformatics and modelling. The master in bioinformatics and modelling also benefits from the existence of interfaculty and interuniversity structures such as the Brussels Interuniversity Institute of Bioinformatics - (IB)2 (https://ibsquare.be/), which gathers bioinformaticians both from VUB and ULB.
The curriculum offered by the ULB for this Master covers all areas of modern bioinformatics and modelling. Areas of applications include genome analysis, epigenetics, rational drug design, modelling of genetic and metabolic networks, synthetic biology, as well as the treatment of large data sets ("big data").
The sector of academic research as well as innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are seeking to recruit young scientists with benefit from this type of training. This tendency, started several years ago, has been continuously gaining in importance.
International / Openness
The Master in Bioinformatics and Modelling has academic and industrial partnerships at the national and international levels that enable student exchanges (e.g. as part of the Erasmus programme) and internships. Students have the opportunity to spend one or two semesters in a foreign university.
Access conditions
Programme
The Master in Bioinformatics and Modelling is an interdisciplinary programme that enables students to master and develop bioinformatic tools and modelling approaches to address biological questions. The curriculum is organised around 3 main topics: (1) genomics, proteomics, and evolution, (2) biophysics and structural bioinformatics, and (3) modelling dynamical systems in biology.
What's next ?
Prospects
The Master in Bioinformatics and Modelling enables graduates to adapt to a variety of jobs in many fields of activity. Upon completing the programme, they can pursue careers in the industrial sector (pharmaceuticals, biotechnologies, food, etc.) or in the public sector (environment and sustainable development, quality control, biosecurity, scientific outreach), or remain in the academic sector (teaching and research in secondary or post-secondary schools).
Whatever direction the graduates decide on, their interdisciplinary training will be a major asset.