Center for Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics is a rapidly evolving discipline that draws from genetics, molecular biology, computer science, information technology, mathematics and statistics. It is aimed at the development of technologies for storing, extracting, organising, analysing, interpreting and utilising biological information. Bioinformatics has come to prominence with the need for analysis of the huge amounts of data generated by genome projects and post-genomic research in molecular biology.
This explosion of biological information has led to a growing need for individuals able to understand the languages of both biology and computer science. These bioinformaticians tend to find employment quickly from both the industry and academia.