Program Facts

GU Bioinformatics Facts

• Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary academic program.
• Gannon University is the only school in northwestern Pennsylvania to offer a degree in bioinformatics.
• Gannon’s bioinformatics program will prepare students for careers in the field as well as graduate programs.
• Bioinformatic students experience a wide range of internships both locally and nationally like the University of Pittsburgh’s Super-Computing Center and the National Institution of Health in Washington, D.C.

Major Facts

• Recent market research reports the global Bioinformatics market to reach $5 billion by 2015.
• Depending on their level of education, bioinformaticians can earn an annual salary of $50,000 to $160,000.

About the Program

• Bioinformatics majors in the program learn to:
  • Understand the basic and advanced mechanisms in molecular biology and biochemistry
  • Utilize mathematical, statistical and software tools, environments and databases for effective collection, searching and effective analysis of experimental data.
  • Design and build computational solutions for biological and chemical problems
  • Design computational solutions derived from biology or chemistry and interpret scientific significance of the results.
   
• Professionally-involved, technical faculty teach and mentor majors.
• The Bioinformatics program is hosted by the Computer and Information Science (CIS) department along with the related CIS majors of the computing and information fields: computer science, information systems, and software engineering.
• The program shares CIS facilities and courses with the related majors in the computing and information fields enabling participation in interdisciplinary and team-based projects.