BioInformatics

BIOINFORMATICS
BACHELOR’S
PROGRAM
Connecting the dotsof life sciences
and information technology (IT)

Improving the Quality of Life


BioInformatics Uniqueness
More job opportunities
provided by a multidisciplinary
degree in life sciences and
informatics
Our interdisciplinary curriculum
blends life sciences with
informatics without forgetting
the unique essence of each,
opening the career path in life
sciences (biological scientist,
forensics, etc.), informatics
(data scientist, data manager,
etc.), or both. The increasing
awareness and need for
bioinformaticians in Indonesia
and the world also open new
career paths in reputable
industries and companies.
BioInformatics
International exposure through
student exchange and
master-feeder
Collaborations with reputable
universities around the globe
ensure that students’ education
is as broad as possible.
Students can choose to do an
internship overseas during their
study; such as Singapore
(Genome Institute Singapore;
CamTech), European countries
(Hasselt University, Belgium),
and Australia (La Trobe
University). The master-feeder
program for our graduates
prepares them to face the world
at the next level because of the
demand for skilled bioinformati-
cians.
A computational
research-driven study program
in life sciences
With the blend of life sciences
and informatics technology, our
research has earned its
uniqueness and sophistication.
Students are trained to sharpen
their analytical, research, and
programming skills in our
project- and research-based
curriculum to draw the “golden
needle” from the big data
“haystack” with only their
computers in their disposal.
This distinctive opportunity is
not avalable in other undergrad-
uate programs as our program
is the first-mover in ASEAN.
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MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF STUDY PROGRAM

Welcome to the i3L Bioinformatics program! Our program offers
interdisciplinary skills that encompass Information Technology, Biology,
Statistics, and Algorithms. It is expected that graduates will possess
multi-skills that can be beneficial in getting the opportunity to various
job fields. Most of our courses relate to projects and research, therefore,
students can get exposure to solving industry problems. This way, our
graduates will be equipped with the necessary experiences to become
leading scientists. Our outstanding faculty members will enhance
students’ analytical, data management, programming, statistics,
algorithm, and also biology skills. Our global network in Asia and Europe
also ensures students’ road to being global bioinformaticians.
Assoc. Prof. David Agustriawan, S.Kom., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Head of Bioinformatics Department at Indonesia
International Institute for Life Sciences (i3L) OVERVIEW

Indonesia International Institute for Life Sciences

(i3L) is a premium life sciences and entrepreneurship
education and research institute. i3L’s vision is to be a
leading and globally connected interdisciplinary
institution that impacts society through science and
innovation. Bioinformatics helps compute research
and innovation data from other study programs
that i3L offers.

This program is the first mover, the first undergraduate

bioinformatics program in Indonesia and the first in
the ASEAN region to cater for global future needs. As
scientific accelerator, our program ensures the
integration of IT platform and life sciences, enhance-
ment of research, and enabling big data analysis. This
program offers personalized experience to ensure that
our boutique learning experience indulges students in
a customized and unique scientific journey.
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STUDY PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

Research Global Bioinformatics Career

100% Job
Paycheck
(avg, annual, USD)
of our students are
involved in research
Data Scientist 117,000
projects
Research Scientist 83,000
Database Developer 72,000
Internship Database Manager 69,000
Biological Scientist (IT) 68,000

83.3%
BioInformatics Developer 66,000
Software Developer 66,000
Business Analyst 61,000
of our students get their Computer Programmer 55,000
international internship Data Manager 52,000
starting in their 4th semes-
ter

Future Career
Annual growth rate of BioInformatics will be highest in Asia because BioInformatics has a shortage of labor that leads to
high-paying jobs. The jobs that could be applied by our graduates are:
Scientist in research institute Government
Professor in the university Data analyst, program developer or data manager in
Life science start-ups academic research, forensic laboratories, global
medical studies, pharmaceutical, agricultural and
Company R&D (from Pharma to Nutrition, from
biotechnology companies
Biotech to Agriculture)
Patient management systems developer or patient
Hospitals
data manager in hospitals
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OUR PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

Partners Research
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
This group utilizes artificial intelligence for sensing
and condition monitoring applications. This group is
also conducting bio-inspired robotics researches.

Big Data Mining and Analysis

This research aims to support all basic and applied
research to better comprehend the large datasets
generated during the execution of projects. The main
focus is to support and assist R&D at i3L and local
Curriculum industries.
The curriculum is designed to enrich the students’
learning experience with project- and research-based Structural and -omics Analysis
courses alongside the necessary theories. This research focuses on the molecular simulation of
transcriptomics and proteomics data in regards to
drugs, vaccines, and diagnostics design in health
12% 8% sciences settings.
23%
13% 26% Cancer Epigenetics
This research focuses on the DNA methylation and
18% micro RNA (miRNA) to coding and non-coding genes
in cancer settings.

Diversity and Evolution Studies

This research focuses on metagenomics and phyloge-
Course Distribution netics analyses to explore the megabiodiversity of the
Computational Biology Science & Biology world.

General Courses Math & Stat

Computer Science Elective & Others
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BIOINFORMATICS IN THE INDUSTRY

NextBiotics Bayer and Biome Makers Parabon Nanolabs

uses bioinformatics to
help develop alternatives
to antibiotic drugs for
farm animals.
uses bioinformatics to
identify microbes that
help improve soil fertility
to increase crop yields.
is a company that
provides forensic services
to assist the police by
utilizing online DNA &
genomic databases.

BIOINFORMATICS IN INDONESIA?

NalaGenetics Nusantics NutrigenMe

uses pharmacogenomics and
bioinformatics to analyze and
recommend appropriate drug
interactions to patients.
focuses on testing the biodiversity
of bacterial or fungal microbiome
on patients’ skin layer to find a
biodiversity balance that has
impact on skin health and
immunity.
has a genetic testing product that
analyzes the body’s response to
nutritional intakes from food,
supplements, or physical activities.
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BIOINFORMATICS APPLICATIONS
Electronic Health Record
Rare and Common Variants

Drug Discovery Cancer Genomics

Next Generation Sequencing

Precision Medicine
Network Biology Pharmacogenomics Biomarkers Semantic Biology

Personal Genomics PheWAS Data Mining

Clinical Informatics Metagenomics Epigenomics

Regulation Analysis Genome-Phenome-Envirome
Biomedical Oncologies
Biomedical Intelligence

Disease prediction Improving the quality of Personalized medicine Finding new biodeversity
life in all species

MASTER-FEEDER
4-YEAR STUDY
i3L School of Life Sciences

1-YEAR STUDY 1-YEAR STUDY 1-YEAR STUDY

Queen’s University Belfast Boston University Edinburgh Napier University

Oral Presentation of two research project
@ AMIKOM University, Yogyakarta 2019
A faculty of bioinformatics received a
2-year grant worth IDR 468,620,000 from
National Competitive Grant: Basic
Research
BioInformatics
ACHIEVEMENTS
A research paper from a student (Jeremias
Ivan) has been named as Best Paper. This
conference was held at Universitas Gajah
Mada, 2019.
Best poster @ Data Science Carnival at
Perdana University.
Oral presentations of four research
projects @ Brawijaya University, Malang,
2019.
A faculty and students of Bioinformatics
department received a 1-year grant worth
IDR 75,000,000 from RISET KEILMUAN
LPDP and an IDR 113,000,000 grant from
KEDAIREKA GRANTS.
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INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS AND THESIS

Anggi and Ivan Raechell Nausheen

Internship at ASIA University, Internship at National University of Singapore, Internship at Tokyo University,
Taiwan Singapore Japan

Stefanus S. H. Wibowo & M. Zainul Arifin N.

Aldino, Diedri, Rena, Ella, Bernard, Zain, Adit Jeremias Ivan
Internship at Department of Biochemistry,
Internship at Perdana University, Internship at Australian National University,
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National
Malaysia Australia
University of Singapore
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TESTIMONIALS
Muhammad Fachrul
Alumnus of Bioinformatics 2014
Doctoral Student at University of Melbourne,
Australia (Research Assistant)
“The opportunity gave me a much better understand-
ing on the real-life applications of bioinformatics, and
how they improve the efficiency of scientific research.
The opportunity also opened doors for me to meet
different individuals with different backgrounds,
whose insights really broadened my horizons. From
this experience, I realized how beneficial it is to do
internships and similar activities early in your
academic life. I'm looking forward to more opportuni-
ties in the future which are provided by i3L.”

Raechell
Alumna of Bioinformatics 2015
Research Assistant at NUS Yong Loo Lin,
Department of Biochemistry
“During my study at I3L, I have learnt a lot of positive
skills. Not only academic skills but more like leader-
ship, problem solving, presentation, and communica-
tion skills which are essentially important for my daily
life and job. Thus, I would strongly recommend all
students to consider i3L.
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Margareta Deidre V.
Alumna of BioInformatics 2017
Bioinformatics Specialist at Nalagenetics
"i3L gave me an opportunity to explore my interests in both
biology and computers. I never thought those 2 interests
would ever intertwine, but i3L's Bioinformatics Program
proved me wrong. Through i3L's Bioinformatics Program,
I've learned many new skills: from technical skills needed in
my field, to other skills like problem-solving and critical
thinking that have become important in my daily & work
lives. i3L has opened my eyes to a new world where biology
and technology work together in perfect harmony. For
people who have similar interests, I highly suggest you
consider joining i3L and become a part of our scientific
family."

Muhammad Zainul Arifin

Alumnus of Bioinformatics 2016
Ph.D. Student, University College Dublin
“I have always loved biology but I realized early on that I absolutely
loathe wet-lab experiments. Facing this dilemma, I searched for a
major that allows me to study biology without having to do wet-lab
experiments. Eventually, I read about the bioinformatics discipline
which is an interdisciplinary field that bridges biology with comput-
er science, statistics, and math. Since i3L is the only campus in
Indonesia that offers this program and it aligns beautifully with my
skills and passion, I decided to pursue a bachelor's degree in i3L.
Fast forward to 5 years later, I am now doing a Ph.D., also in
bioinformatics, at the University College Dublin. Being in i3L helped
me get the skills and research experience that I needed through
research collaborations and internship. Eventually, the accumula-
tion of these experiences greatly helped me in securing a Ph.D.
position. If you have the same passion as I do, you should definitely
consider i3L.”
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