New Jersey Institute of Technology Offers Pharmaceutical Industry Bioinformatics Graduate Certificate

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) through its Division of Continuing Professional Education announced today that it is offering a Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics - Fall 2003. As a public, scientific, and technological research university on the forefront of education and leadership, NJIT recognizes our pharmaceutical leaders need for the creation, careful storage and maintenance of databases of biological information in order to support drug discovery development.

This understanding has led to a 12 credit, Bioinformatics Graduate Certificate focusing on Computational Biology, Data Management System Design, Applied Statistics, Application of Stochastic Modeling in Systems Control, and Advanced Engineering Statistics. This Graduate Certificate is a powerful stand-alone credential or it can become a springboard to NJIT's corresponding Master's degree in Computational Biology. NJIT's "Certificate" Programs have been so successful that they have been recognized by the American Council of Graduate Schools for their excellence for being among the top 10 programs of this sort in terms of enrollees year after year by the prestigious - Certificate News publication.

Access more information on NJIT's Bioinformatics Graduate Certificate program or for information on offering and/or customizing this program on your company's premises call 1-800-624-9850 or 973-596-3061 and reference VertMarkets.

NJIT's CPE division orchestrates multi-million dollar training initiatives (eLearning or in classroom settings) in conjunction with government, corporate and private funding sources. The University also provide training to many federal and state-funded recipients, including unemployed and underemployed, minorities, women and the disabled. NJIT is a public, scientific and technological research university enrolling more than 8,800 students in bachelor, master, and doctoral degree programs. NJIT has been a leading supporter and developer of distance education since the early 1980's and both coined and trademarked the term, Virtual Classroom®. Their ability to be on the forefront of education is one reason NJIT is ranked a "National Tier 2 Research University" by U.S. News & World Report" and why Yahoo! Internet Life magazine cites NJIT as America's "perennially most wired" public university. For more information on Continuing Professional Education at NJIT, call 800-624-9850 (locally 973-596-3061) or email cpe@njit.edu.