Bioinformatics profile

Application takes place via OSIRIS Case. Please make sure that your application is sent in at least 20 working days before the start of the profile. You can access OSIRIS Case via OSIRIS Student. More information about the new procedure OSIRIS Case can be found in the manual for students. 

Please note that if the profile contains a research project, this application is a two-step process. You have to apply for the profile first, before you can apply for the profile research project. Application via OSIRIS Case might be new for your examiner as well. Please inform them beforehand and point out the available manual for examiners.

After admission to the profile, you can apply for the profile research project. These are the steps you need to take during the application:

1. Find a research group of your interest (you can follow the same steps as described for the major research project).
2. Discuss with your examiner the possibilities for x+y distribution (examiners are in the best position to know what their wet lab’s capacity for the x component is). Also discuss if and when you take a holiday (we advise you to take at least two consecutive weeks of holiday during your project) or follow courses components outside of this profile.
3. Apply for the profile research project in OSIRIS Case. Please make sure that your application is send in at least 20 working days before the start of the profile. You can access OSIRIS Case via OSIRIS Student. More information about the procedure can be found in the manual for students. Application for a profile research project is similar to the application for a major research project. Visit the research project page for more information.
4. Once you applied for the profile research project, the profile coordinator, programme coordinator and the Board of Examiners have to approve the application. The different actors are allowed to request additional information if the application is not entirely complete. You can monitor the status of your application in OSIRIS Case.
5. After approval in OSIRIS Case you will receive an approval email of the research project coordinator.
6. Start your profile. 

Upon completion of the bioinformatics profile you are:

• acquainted with the concepts of using bioinformatics tools and algorithms in the analysis and interpretation of large datasets (big-data) in the life sciences;
• able to apply this knowledge and analyse large datasets originating from high throughput experiments, databases or repositories within the context of an actual research project;
• able to write scripts for the processing or analysis of data;
• able to use software such as [R] to analyze data.

Finished your profile research project?

The written report of your profile research project will be archived in OSIRIS Thesis Archive. After the final assessment form is completed in OSIRIS Case, you will receive an email, asking you to upload your report.

Additionally, you can choose to publish your thesis, including the timing and version to publish. The theses become open-access after the publication date and can be found through search engines like Google and WorldCat. Together with your examiner and supervisor you agree upon and decide if, when, and how your thesis will be published.

Please note: the title of your report is literally copied to your international diploma supplement, so be aware of the correct use of capitals in the title.

More information on the digital Thesis Archive of the University Library can be found here.