Student stories

What do students from the Master's Programme in Life Science Informatics (LSI) think about their studies and life in Helsinki? Check out the stories where they share their thoughts about the different specialisation areas (study tracks), career possibilities and other insights into the programme.
Derive Models From Real-Life Biological Processes – Specialising in Biomathematics

The Biomathematics study track in the Master’s programme in Life Science Informatics (LSI) offers a uniquely wide range of in-depth courses in mathematical ecology.

What is it like to specialise in Biomathematics? Who should choose this study track? How much mathematics is involved? What kind of career opportunities does it give?

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Learn to Draw Conclusions From Biological Data Sets – Specialising in Biostatistics

The Biostatistics study track in the Master’s Programme in Life Science Informatics (LSI) combines the fields of biology and statistics and encourages students to tackle large biological data sets with statistical computing software.

What is it like to specialise in Biostatistics? Who should choose this study track? What kind of career opportunities does it give?

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Learn to Tackle Current Ecological Challenges – Specialising in Ecological Informatics

Students of Ecological Informatics in the Master's programme in Life Science Informatics (LSI) approach ecological challenges, e.g. global warming and the biodiversity crisis, with the help of statistics, computer science or mathematics.

What is it like to specialise in Ecological Informatics? Who should choose this study track? What kind of career opportunities does it give?

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Tackle Biological Data with Computational Methods – Specialising in Bioinformatics and Systems Medicine

The Bioinformatics and Systems Medicine study track in the Master’s Programme in Life Science Informatics (LSI) addresses challenges of big data and the great opportunities it creates for biology.

What is it like to specialise in Bioinformatics and Systems Medicine? Who should choose this study track? What kind of career opportunities does it give? What is it like to study and live in Helsinki?

In the article "", two former students and one professor answer the questions.
Improving Human Health with Biostatistics

By focusing on healthcare and becoming a specialist in the field of biostatistics, Noora Purmonen wants to improve human well-being. To achieve her goal, she combines her background in statistics with subjects of life sciences in the Master’s Programme in Life Science Informatics.

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Developing mathematical and statistical models that can predict future population sizes – an internship story

Murat Ersalman, a student in the Master's Programme for Life Science Informatics, is doing an internship in the at the University of Helsinki. The teams aim to develop mathematical and statistical models that can predict future population sizes of Baltic ringed seals. The work is done in collaboration with the  (Luke) and .
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