The science of bioinformatics includes continually evolving methods, approaches and tools which allow the researcher to more accurately and efficiently acquire, analyze and present the large amounts of data that are generated in today's research environment. 

The Bioinformatics Program

UMass Lowell provides an academic and research program where students acquire biological and chemical expertise, as well as programming skills and knowledge of computer science to communicate with each other on a meaningful and productive level.  The net result is the better use of  modern computational tools and the development of new tools in all areas of bioinformatics that are simultaneously more biologically relevant and computationally sophisticated.

To accomplish this goal, we use a three-fold approach:

1. First, students are educated in the use and limitations of emerging software tools and technologies (application).

2. Second,  student biologists, chemists, mathematicians and computer scientists are encouraged to discover ways in which the tools of mathematics and computer science can be used to solve complex biological problems (development).

3. Finally, a new generation of bioinformaticists is trained to program computational tools with the biological perspective needed to solve evolving biomedical problems.

The Bioinformatics Program at UMass Lowell differs from many other programs in its interdisciplinary approach to the study of  bioinformatics and in its emphasis on software tool development rather than solely on tool usage.

If you have any questions related to bioinformatics research or academic programs at UMass Lowell, please do not hesitate to contact Prof. Georges Grinstein or any other faculty member.

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