Bioinformatics and Biotechnology Information Session (online)

Thu, 23 June, 2016 4:00pm

Please join us to learn more about the Master's degree in Bioinformatics and Biotechnology program, and look forward to a brief tour of the classrooms and laboratory facilities at the Virginia Science and Technology Campus.

Also, learn more details about the DIBS Scholarship available to individuals who submit a complete application before July 1, for the 2016 fall term.


Bringing Together Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, and Business

Graduates of this 30-credit graduate degree program will be prepared with in-demand skills, including data analysis, programming, new product commercialization, and data generation as well as career skills in the bioinformatics and biotechnology fields. Specific examples include:

  • Acquiring a level of competence with scripting and programming
  • Gaining hands-on laboratory skills in protein and DNA extraction and assay
  • Using bioinformatics and computational tools for biomolecular modeling and DNA sequence analysis
  • Analyzing experimental data with informatics toolsets
  • Learning about business and research practices to launch new ventures
  • Developing an awareness of the related ethical, policy, and management issues

Contacts
Avery Hymel
[email protected]
(703) 248-2800

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