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For more information, contact:
Bioinformatics Program
Department of Biological Sciences
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Telephone 906-487-2025
Fax 906-487-3167
www.bio.mtu.edu
Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity educational institution/equal opportunity employer.
Bioinformatics
Create the Future
It’s a challenge— To be a success in this discipline,you will need—
n curiosity about biological functions
n facility with mathematics
n quantitative skills in biology, chemistry, and/or physics
n an ability to develop computational tools and use computers for biological data analysis
Be a pioneer— The march is on to sequence the genetic material of many organisms, from viruses to monkeys. The recent sequencing of the human genome was a great scientific triumph for humanity. The next step will be to use this knowledge with wisdom, and to benefit every organism on earth.
Be a part of it.
It’s an intricate world— Bioinformaticsaddressesthegeneticmakeupoforganismsandcanberegardedasablueprintorbookofinstructionsaboutwhatanorganismis,howitgrowsanddevelops,and,perhaps,howitrespondstoitsenvironment. Thebiologycomponentofthisinquiryismolecular,andyouwilllearnaboutthestructureandfunctionofcells,andhowgenesregulatetraitsinorganisms. Thecomputercomponentwillenableyoutostore,organize,analyze,andusevastamountsofinformation.
Your unique opportunity— Youwillhavetheadvantageofoneofthefewbachelor’sdegreeprogramsinbioinformaticsinthecountry. Justasthereisacomplexinterplayamonggenesinorganisms,bioinformaticsitselfisacomplexfield—withmanydisciplinescollaborating,including:biologicalsciences,physicalandchemicalsciences,computerscience,andmathematics.
BioinformaticsIt’s a small world—
n Imagine a world so immensely small that it is staggering.
n A world where scientists identify the genes responsible for pathological conditions or advantageous traits; genes that lead to increased food production, better nutrition, and new treatments for diseases like cancer, diabetes, and neurological and genetic disorders.
n Imagine your own body understood so well that scientists could develop medicine just for what ails you.
All of this constitutes the world and the promise of bioinformatics, a discipline that merges biology and computer science to unravel the genetic makeup of people, animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and viruses.
Thecoreoftheprogramincludes: nGenetics nCalculus nMicrobiology nStatistics nBiochemistry nSearchalgorithms nMolecularbiology nDatabasedesign nOrganicchemistry nPhysicalchemistry nComputerprogramming
Aswell,youwillunderstandthemanytechnical,philosophical,andlegalissuesassociatedwithgeneticanalysisandmanipulation.
It’s a promising career— Thisemergingsciencerequirestheworkofmanypeople,sotheemploymentprospectsaregreat,especiallyinindustriesthatdealwithpharmaceuticals,agriculturalproduction,andhumanhealth. Salariesforgraduateswithadvanceddegreesrangefrom$75,000to$100,000.