Our Vision:
With the advancement of bioinformatics technology, the need for scientists to decipher and interpret information embedded in complex biological systems continues to grow. Since its implementation in 2001, the Bioinformatics Program at UTEP has developed into a research-based educational hub in the border region for training bioinformatics professionals and has been providing bioinformatics computational support services, through its Bioinformatics Computing Laboratory (BCL), for the research community of the Southwest.

Mission Statement: Bioinformatics Program provides

		Training in bioinformatics research for undergraduates, master's and PhD students, and postdoctoral fellows
		Bioinformatics (BINF) courses for
		Undergraduate Participation in Bioinformatics Training (UPBiT)
		Fast-Track BS-MS from Biology, Chem, CS, Math, or Microbiology
		Bioinformatics Graduate Certificate (BiGC)
		Professional Science Master's (PSM) in Bioinformatics
		MS in Bioinformatics (thesis option)
		Computational Bioscience and Ecoinformatics Training
		Research support services of bioinformatics computing tools for researchers in the border region.

Bioinformatics PSM degree is a non-thesis option with professional training, combining advanced studies in computational molecular biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and statistics, utilizing state-of-the-art facilities. The graduate studies offer extensive training on DNA and protein sequence and structural analysis, gene expression and proteomic analysis, data mining, optimization and statistical methods, database development, and algorithm design.