Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology is an interdisciplinary field that develops and applies methods and software tools from computer science, mathematics, and statistics to understand biological data. This field focuses on the acquisition, storage, analysis, and visualization of vast datasets, including DNA and amino acid sequences, protein structures, and gene expression levels. By creating algorithms and building computational models, researchers can simulate complex biological systems, identify genetic markers for disease, predict protein functions, and reconstruct evolutionary histories, thereby accelerating biological discovery and advancing personalized medicine.