PhD in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
VSB - Technical University of Ostrava
Key Information
Campus location
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
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Introduction
PhD in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
The Doctoral Study Program (DSP) Bioinformatics and Computational Biology is a combined study program aimed to three areas of education (Informatics; Biology, Ecology and the Environment; General Medicine and dentistry). It is a multidisciplinary "doctoral degree" program between two universities. All subjects offered to students of this DSP are a combination of subjects focused on informatics - guaranteed by VŠB-TUO (50%), and subjects focused on biology and medical sciences - guaranteed by Palacky University in Olomouc (30% + 20%). Also the interuniversity ratio 50:50 appears to be optimal from perspective of the offer of subjects, staffing of the program, the profile of the graduate and the demand for graduates at labor market.
The aim of the study is to educate experts with interdisciplinary domain knowledge of natural and medical sciences and informatics with emphasis on practical experience and skills necessary for bioinformatics analysis of various types of large and small data sets, knowledge extraction from data and database systems. Graduates will be theoretically and experimentally prepared to be able to perform independent research work involving stages from the acquisition of large and small data sets (laboratory, clinical) to their professional bioinformatics and statistics analysis and interpretation. The study of this program allows direct output into practice. Graduates can find job positions in the filed of basic research as well as in the field of industrial research and experimental development, and can find positions not only in research institutions and universities of biomedical specialization but also in private pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the VSB-Technical University of Ostrava for more information.
Curriculum
- Advanced Data Analysis
- Advanced Statistics for Bioinformatics
- Central Dogma of Molecular Biology
- Methodology for the Evaluation of Experimental Biomedical Data
Program Outcome
Graduate's skills
The students can design new, effective, and well-theoretically substantiated solutions based on original ideas that are accepted by the international scientific and professional community. The students can implement, evaluate, and compare even very complicated existing procedures, they can solve interdisciplinary problems requiring knowledge from multiple interconnected domains, especially medicine, biology, and informatics. They can anticipate trends in his field and propose solutions to problems from the position of a team leader. They can choose appropriate procedures and appropriate technologies, based on the use of the latest knowledge. Finally, they can independently prepare extensive professional texts in a foreign language, especially in English, presenting specific procedures for solving practical tasks, and they are able to defend the proposed solutions in a professional discussion at the international level.
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Career Opportunities
Graduate's employment
Graduates will be prepared to perform their profession in medical facilities of higher types, in laboratories performing analysis of biological samples, in the academic sphere, in other institutions dealing with science, research, development and innovation, in specialized laboratories, in the application sphere, in the pharmaceutical industry, in purely commercial sphere and in state administration. They can find positions in teams dealing with the analysis of medical and biomedical data, in solving new tasks as leaders of research teams or researchers.