Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Bioinformatics courses in Sri Lanka and around the World

Some guidance for the people who like to follow bioinformatics !

Hey guys ! So this time I would like to post some of the degrees in Bioinformatics and a list of universities that offer them. 

If you like to follow a bioinformatics course in Sri Lanka then you have the following options .

  1. BSc (Hon's) in Bioinformatics from Faculty of Science, University of Colombo. 
  2. Study a Biology BSc program in any university and follow an MSc in Bioinformatics from IBMBB or PGIM, University of Colombo.
  3. Study Computer Science & Mathematics from any university and follow a MSc in Bioinformatics from IBMBB or PGIM, University of Colombo.
  4. After a Hon's degree, contact professors/lecturers from Universities, would give the path for you to complete a PhD in Bioinformatics.
Following is the link for IBMBB - http://www.ibmbb.lk/




If you like to follow a bioinformatics course in some other country , then following list will be useful to you.

 Asia and Pacific region

  • Bioinformatics Institute, Singapore    (Masters program)
  • National University of Singapore    (Training and workshops)
  • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore    (Master of Science in Bioinformatics)
  • National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan    (Undergraduate course)
  • University of Hong Kong    (Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics)
  • University of Malaya, Malaysia    (offers BSc & Msc in Bioinformatics)
  • Kebangsaan University, Malaysia    (offers Bachelors of Science (Honours) in Bioinformatics)
  • Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Pakistan    (offers Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics)
  • COMSATS Institute of Technology, Pakistan    (offers Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics)

Australia

  • University of Melbourne    (Bioinformatics stream within BSc degree)
  • University of Otago - Dunedin, New Zealand    (Basic courses)
  • University of Queensland    (3rd-year course)
  • University of Sydney    (BSc program)
  • University of New South Wales (Bachelor of Engineering in Bioinformatics Programme)
  • Flinders University (Bachelor's Programme in Bioinformatics)
United Kingdom

  • Birkbeck College, University of London    (Accredited online course in protein structure) M.Sc. in molecular modelling and bioinformatics
  • Cranfield Centre for Bioinformatics and IT - MSc. Bioinformatics
  • Oxford University - Part-time MSc. in Bioinformatics
  • University of Abertay Dundee, UK Information Technology (Bioinformatics) - PGDip/MSc
  • University of Exeter - MSc, Diploma and Certificate in BioinformaticsMSc/MRes/PgDip/PgCert in Bioinformatics
  • University of Leeds, M.Res. in Bioinformatics
  • University of Liverpool, M. Sc. in Biosystems and Informatics
United States of America

  • Baylor College of Medicine, USA  Ph.D. in structural and computational biology and molecular biophysics
  • Boston University, USA  M.S. and Ph.D. program in bioinformatics
  • Carnegie Mellon, USA   B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. Merck Computational Biology and Chemistry Program
  • George Mason University, USA  M.S. and Ph.D. in bioinformatics and computational biology
  • Georgia Institute of Technology, USA  M.S. in bioinformatics; Ph.D. in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
  • Iowa State University, USA   Ph.D. program in bioinformatics and computational biology
  • Johns Hopkins University, USA  Ph.D. program in computational biophysics 
  • Keck Graduate Institute, USA M.S. and Ph.D. in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
  • Marquette University/MCW, USA  M.S. in bioinformatics
  • New Jersey Institute of Technology  M.S. and Ph.D. in Computational Biology
  • North Carolina State University, USA  M.S. and Ph.D. in bioinformatics
  • Northern Illinois University, USA M.S. specialization in bioinformatics
  • Northeastern University, USA M.S. in bioinformatics
  • OHIO State University, USA  Graduate Program in Biomedical Informatics
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA  B.S. in bioinformatics and molecular biology
  • Rutgers University, USA  Ph.D. in computational molecular biology 
  • Stanford University, USA M.S. and Ph.D. in biomedical informatics
  • University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, USA M.S. and Ph.D. program in biomedial informatics
  • University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, USA M.S. and Ph.D. Bioinformatics track
  • University of Albany, USA Ph.D. program in comparative functional genomics
  • University of California, Irvine, USA M.S. and Ph.D Informatics in Biology and Medicine
  • University of California, Los Angeles, USA M.S. and Ph.D. program in bioinformatics
  • University of California, Santa Cruz, USA B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Bioinformatics
  • University of California, San Diego, USA Ph.D. Bioinformatics
  • University of California, San Francisco, uSA M.S. and Ph.D. program in biological and medical informatics
  • University of Cincinnati, USA M.S. and Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering-Bioinformatics track
  • University of Illinois, Chicago, USA M.S. & Ph.D. Bioinformatics
  • University of Memphis, USA M.S. concentration in bioinformatics
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA M.S. & Ph.D. Bioinformatics
  • University of Minnesota, USA M.S. & Ph.D. Bioinformatics
  • University of Nebraska, Omaha, USA M.S. and Ph.D. in Bioinformatics
  • University of North Carolina, USA M.S. & Ph.D. Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
  • University of Pennsylvania, USA B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. programs in Computational Biology/Bioinformatics
  • University of Pittsburgh, USA M.S. and Ph.D. in bioimedical informatics
  • University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, USA B.S. in bioinformatics
  • University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, USA M.S. in bioinformatics
  • University of Southern California, USA M.S. & Ph.D. in Molecular and Computational Biology
  • University of Texas at Austin, USA Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology-Structural Biology and Bioinformatics track
  • University of Texas at El Paso, USA M.S. in bioinformatics
  • University of Washington, Seattle, USA Ph.D. Graduate program in computational molecular biology
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics


So guys I think these information will be useful to anyone who is willing to study bioinformatics. Hope to see you soon with another exciting post. Until then prepare for your future ! 

Monday, October 21, 2013

Prospects of Bioinformatics

Reincarnation - Back to the blogging life after ages ! 



It has been quiet a while since my first post. Actually it has been one year plus some months for my second post. I was really busy with my academic work and dealing with other problems. So really sorry guys for taking such a long time to post my second post. Enough apologizing and lets get to the point straightway.

I know that many of you would wonder why on the earth this writer wants to make IT people in to biologists? Actually the main goal of this blog series is not to make IT guys biologist but to give some idea about what are the other fields that an IT personalty can apply himself without going in to the typical industrial opportunities. So today's title is about making you aware of these opportunities.

As you know bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary field which is a combination of several fields such as Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Science , Computer science and etc. So by studying bioinformatics you will be able to gain knowledge in these variety of areas and will be able to work in different paths. In order to make it more simple and understandable look at the following diagram. 





Mainly as you know any degree holder can get in to an academic career, so as the bioinformatics students. They can work in universities as academics. Other than that there are so many areas that a bioinformatics student can work.

These career prospects have been rapidly developing due to the improvement of this field and mainly the job prospects can be seen in all sectors of biotechnology, pharmaceutical,bio medical sciences ,hospitals and research institutes. 

Following are some of the specific career areas in bioinformatics.


  • Sequence assembly
  • Database design and maintenance
  • Sequence analysis
  • Proteomics( Study of proteins)
  • Pharmacological
  • Pharmacology
  • Bioinformatics Developer
  • Computational chemist
  • Bio analyst  and etc.


Bioinformatics also has many broad areas for career movement such as Bioinformatician, Bio medical computer scientist, Geneticists, Computational Biologist and Bio statistician etc.

So guys I think now you have some idea of the career prospects in bioinformatics. Hope to supply more information about the salary scales of these fields and how you can study bioinformatics, cutting edge technology used and research areas in bioinformatics in the near future.