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Gannon University believes science is an ever evolving base of knowledge. Bioinformatics is a new scientific discipline which merges biotechnology and computer science into a broad-based field that is important to all of the biological sciences.

If you are interested in using technology to transform scientific knowledge and analyze data, Gannon’s bioinformatics program can help you explore possibilities of a new scientific discipline. As a bioinformatics major, you will take mathematics, computer science, chemistry, biology and biochemistry and will learn how to integrate your newly developed skills in order to accomplish real world needs.

The explosive growth of genome data generated by the scientific community has triggered the paradigm shift in life science from purely laboratory-based discoveries to information-based discoveries. The newly developed techniques in molecular biotechnology have changed the way pharmaceuticals and biotechnology companies organize their research and development activities. To better understand certain human diseases and develop diagnostic/prognostic procedures for disease, industries and research organizations asks for well trained individuals in bioinformatics to organize and analyze the biologic data.

The recent market research reports project an annual market growth of 15.8% or $3.5 billion by 2010 in Bioinformatics research and development area. According to the 2004 Life Science Salary Survey, bioinformaticians can earn an annual salary of $50,000 to $160,000, depending on their level of education.

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