This specialty aims to train students from the life sciences (agronomy, molecular biology, cell biology, physiology, biochemistry) to the specific needs of bioinformatics (dedicated algorithms, sequence analysis and genome structural predictions, phylogeny...).

I followed two modules in computer science ("Introduction to Algorithms" and "Programming") to acquire the necessary bases that I did not master, having a background in biochemistry and molecular biology. Marianne Huchard managed to talk about object-oriented programming with much simplicity and enthusiasm, ideal for computer novices!

In the second half, the proposed modules allow for the connection between biology and computer science. I chose two of these modules, "Biological information and bioinformatics tools" and "Algorithm for bioinformatics." The first helps to understand how genomic and molecular biological data are organized in general databases and finally to design local databases from these general databases. The second module presents the foundations of classical algorithms in bioinformatics and provides reflections elements for better interaction between biologists and bioinformaticians.

I highly recommend this training to all biologists who wish to acquire databases in computer science and bioinformatics, to analyze genomic or transcriptomic data. Dare to brave the discomfort of lecture halls of the university!