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• ITMO Launches a New Master’s Program in Applied Genomics

  The program will train researchers and specialists in introducing genomics and bioinformatics into industry and healthcare. Over the course of the program, students will acquire sequencing methods and the methods used in genetic engineering, as well as programming and data analysis for genomes, transcriptomes, proteomes, and their combinations. The program will start at the basics, so there are no strict entry requirements for applicants. The program is offered in English. 

  27.01.2021

• Bioinformatics Explained

  DNA structure was discovered almost 70 years ago. Nowadays, scientists are not only able to decode the genome, but also to identify the functions of each gene and its sequences, as well as edit genes and create new ones. It all became possible thanks to the development of computer technologies and a new field of studies called bioinformatics.

  24.09.2020

• Researchers Uncover the Moscow Subway Microbiome

  Brought together by an international project, scientists from all over the world study bacteria in various public spaces, such as the subway or the streets. Recently, a group of ITMO University researchers has looked into the microbiome of the Moscow Subway using the method already applied in other cities within the project. The research was published in Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. ITMO.NEWS got in touch with the scientists to ask them about the bacterial world of the Russian capital’s subway system and how it might be similar to that of New York's public transportation.  

  14.02.2020

• Affairs of the Heart: How to Fight Cardio Diseases by Medicine and IT

  Today, as the world celebrates the World Heart Day, we would like to talk about a unique collaboration between the medical experts from Federal Almazov North-West Medical Research Center and programmers from ITMO University — they use interdisciplinary approaches to research heart disease causes by analyzing large quantities of genetic data.

  29.09.2016