Academic staff

All courses are taught by researchers who are active in the given field. This ensures that you receive an advanced academic level of education and integration of the latest developments. Lecturers also play an active role in teaching and presenting their research at international conferences. Therefore, students are exposed to solid, state-of-the-art course material. You will be learning directly from experts who are helping shape the future of bioinformatics and systems biology.

Research institutes

The Master's programme is strongly connected to research topics of the Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (UvA), the Integrative Bioinformatics Institute (VU) and the Systems Biology Lab (VU). Next to these three in-house research institutes, there are a lot of partnerships with other institutes such as:

• National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Centrum, Wiskunde & Informatica
• Netherlands Bioinformatics and Systems Biology research school

These collaborations give students access to a broad and dynamic research network—both nationally and internationally. 

Students

The Master's programme in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology has a student population of 75 - 100 students each year, with many nationalities and backgrounds. Courses are given in small groups and the supervision is personal. The diverse backgrounds of your peers foster an inspiring and collaborative learning environment, where students support each other across disciplines.