M.Sc. in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology 

at Parul University, Vadodara

Hi Pihu, Bioinformatics or computational biology is the use of information technology in the field of molecular biology, or the application of computer technology to the management and analysis of biological data. Job prospects are in all sectors of -Biotechnology -Pharmaceutical -Biomedical sciences -Research institutions - Hospital industry. Career options include: -Sequence assembly -Database design and maintenance -Sequence analysis -Proteomics (the study of protein, particularly their structures and functions) -Pharmacogenomics -Pharmacology -Clinical pharmacologist -Informatics developer -Computational chemist -Bio-analytics and Analytic s etc. Hope this information helps. Please feel free to revert. Click on the thumbs up or mark it as the best, if you found this useful. Wish You Luck!

Research organizations, academic institutions, the IT industry, etc., are the top hiring sectors for bioinformatics. Wipro, Ranbaxy, Tata Consultancy Services, Silicon Genetics, IBM Life Sciences, GVK Biosciences, Reliance, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Satyam, Strand Life Sciences, and others are some of the leading companies that hire MSc Bioinformatics students. In India, an MSc in Bioinformatics typically pays INR 9 LPA.

The scope of an MSc in Bioinformatics encompasses both government and private institutions. Professionals with expertise in bioinformatics, where they handle vast volumes of biological and medical data, are sought after by major software, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies. Among the areas where postgraduates are sought after are:

• Pharmacy
• Microbiologist
• Biotechnologist
• Nursing
• Software Companies

Some basic subjects covered in the Bioinformatics course syllabus are given below:

Computer programming	Genetic engineering
Genetic engineering	Genetic engineering
Genomic & Proteomics	Mathematics
Molecular Biology	Life Sciences
Microbiology & Biotechnology	Statistics
Database management	Molecular Genetics

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