Department of Life Sciences
MSc in Bioinformatics and Theoretical Systems Biology
Course director: Professor M.P.H. Stumpf (m.stumpf@imperial.ac.uk)
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This multidisciplinary research-based course is aimed at applicants with a biological, computational, mathematical, physics or chemistry background. It will equip you with the necessary skills to produce effective research in bioinformatics, systems biology and computational genetics. Based at the South Kensington Campus, the course is run by the Centre for Integrative Systems Biology and Bioinformatics (CISBIO) and is taught by staff from the Departments of Life Sciences, Mathematics and Computing, and the Faculty of Medicine. Teaching also makes use of collaborations with other researchers at Imperial. In the first term you will be provided with a strong foundation in bioinformatics and systems biology via the following compulsory elements:
- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology: introduction to biology; advanced tools for the analysis of biological data; and approaches for modelling biological systems
- Computing: Java, Python, Perl and Unix; an introduction to programming
- Statistics: methods for use in bioinformatics and systems biology
The remainder of the year is devoted to three full-time research projects, undertaken under the supervision of researchers at Imperial.
Many of our students progress to PhD study at top institutions both in the UK and internationally.
