Master in Bio-informatics and Modelling

The Master training in Bioinformatics and Modeling enables graduates to adapt to different jobs in many fields of activity. At the end of their training, the graduates can turn to careers in the industry (pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food, etc), in the public sector (ecology and sustainable development, quality control, biosecurity, scientific vulgarization) or continue their career in the academic sector (teaching and research at the University or in High School).

Whatever the direction chosen by the graduates, their interdisciplinary training will be a major asset.

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The response to current biological problems - from genome sequencing to the study of biomolecular structures and the analysis of dynamical cellular processes - relies increasingly on the complementary between experimental and theoretical approaches, which enables biological systems to be analyzed, modelled and simulated on computers from the molecular and cellular levels up to organisms and populations. To meet this trend, the Master trains students, having a variety of academic backgrounds, in computational genomics and proteomics, structural bioinformatics and modelling of dynamical processes. After completing the training, graduates are able to use and design bioinformatics and modelling tools to address all aspects of a biological question, in close collaboration with experimental researchers.

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The Master in Bioinformatics and Modeling is an interdisciplinary training, which enables the students to master and develop bioinformatics tools and modeling approaches to address biological questions. The curriculum is organized around 3 main themes: computational genomics/proteomics/evolution, structural bioinformatics, and modeling of dynamical systems.

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The ULB has played a pioneering role in the development of the new disciplines taught in the Master and has now a critical mass of research groups and teachers that are experts in these areas. Bioinformatics and modelling are of interest to an increasing number of research laboratories in different faculties (Sciences, Applied Sciences, Medicine and Pharmacy).

The curriculum offered by the ULB for this Master covers all areas of modern bioinformatics and modeling. The sector of academic research as well as innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are seeking to recruit young scientists who benefit from this type of training. This tendency will gain in importance in the coming years. Areas of applications include genome analyses, rational drug design, modeling of genetic and metabolic networks, synthetic biology, treatment of large data sets ("big data").

The Master in Bioinformatics and Modeling of ULB is based on research institutes of international renown such as the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research in Human and Molecular Biology (IRIBHM) of the Faculty of Medicine, the Institute of Biology and Molecular Medicine (IBMM) of the Faculty of Science, and the Interfaculty School of Bioengineering (EIB). This training is inherently interdisciplinary, and thus also benefits from the existence of interfaculty and interuniversity structures such as the Brussels Interuniversity Institute of Bioinformatics (IB)2 (http://ibsquare.be/).

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