Bioinformatics
About Us
Bioinformatics is a highly interdisciplinary STEM field that integrates computational and statistical methods for analyzing large biological data sets. Bioinformaticians apply their biological and computational sciences backgrounds to develop, utilize, and optimize new computational tools to organize, synthesize, and analyze the rapidly increasing amount of biological and biomedical data.
The Bioinformatics Program includes Loyola faculty from the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, and Mathematics and Statistics. While these faculty have a vast area of research interests, all require interdisciplinary approaches.
The Bioinformatics Program at Loyola is part of the College of Arts and Sciences. The program provides students with unique preparation for professional careers by offering both integrated and project-based learning with courses that feature the latest developments in the field.