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New Master’s programme “Biomedical Data Analysis”

Digitalisation is progressing strongly in everyday life – but also in medicine, healthcare and (bio)medical research. Thus, it is becoming more and more important to handle large data sets but the experts are missing. This is where we will help: Within the framework of RESIST, the new four-semester master’s programme “Biomedical Data Analysis” was created and it started in the winter semester 2021/22. It is directed to graduates with a bioscientific bachelor’s or medical degree.

Our future biomedical data scientists will learn how to generate and handle large, heterogeneous and complex data volumes in a targeted manner and how to develop and apply IT solutions – in order to improve disease prevention, precise diagnoses as well as treatment and therapy solutions. With our interdisciplinary and multi-professional course of study we aim to train and form specialists at the interface of life sciences, medicine and computer science.

Contact and Application

Apply until 15.07.2022!

Application start for the winter semester

Starting April 30, 2022, interested students can apply for the master’s program in Biomedical Data Science, which was developed within the RESIST Cluster of Excellence with significant participation of the Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics at MHH and TU Braunschweig. The application deadline is July 15, 2022.

More Information:
www.mhh.de/master-biomeddat
Contact person:
Dr. Melina Celik
Phone:
+49 511 532-5700
Email:
master.biomeddat@mh-hannover.de

More Information: www.mhh.de/master-biomeddat
Contact person: Dr. Melina Celik
Phone: +49 511 532-5700
Email: master.biomeddat@mh-hannover.de

Contact and Application

Application for the next semester

Interested students can apply for the master’s program in Biomedical Data Science, which was developed within the RESIST Cluster of Excellence with significant participation of the Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics at MHH and TU Braunschweig. As the application phase approaches, you will find more information on this page.

More informationen: www.mhh.de/master-biomeddat
Contact person: Dr. Melina Celik
Phone: +49 511 532-5700
Email: master.biomeddat@mh-hannover.de

News about the Master’s program

Teaching prize awarded for the first time

5. July 2023|

Third-semester students were able to vote for the Biomedical Data Analysis Masters program's teaching award for the first time. And they were quite sure, because they decided unanimously. Thus, Dr. Dominik Wolff from the Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics (PLRI) as the person responsible for the module "Statistical Machine Learning - AI and Data Analysis", together with the other lecturers of the module Mareike Schulze, Dr. Jan Wolff and Sarah Nee received an award sum of 20,000 euros. "We are very pleased to receive this award and will use the prize money to further enhance the quality of our teaching," says Dr. Wolff. The students were particularly enthusiastic about the commitment of the lecturers. They liked the structure and concept of the module as well as the learning materials, especially the step-by-step programming tutorials. The knowledge was conveyed to them in a concise and understandable manner, and they found the practice exercises appropriate in terms of time and difficulty. They also rated the balance between theory and practice positively. They had a lot of fun while learning, as there were many moments of success and they received continuous feedback.

Excursion to Denmark

27. April 2023|

Data Science students were in Copenhagen in April a text by Katharina Wendt, second semester student: To gain insights into foreign research projects and health data management systems, to network and to learn about different career paths, 25 students set off for Copenhagen on 19 April 2023. They were participants of the Add-on Fellowships for Interdisciplinary Life Science of the Joachim Herz Foundation, which supported this excursion as well as the trip to Luxembourg last year, and the students of the two current years of the Master's programme Biomedical Data Science at MHH. The outward journey from Hanover by train went smoothly, only the arrival was delayed by 40 minutes due to a few small unplanned stops in Denmark. On the journey we played cards, chatted and laughed, so that the almost nine-hour journey flew by. After arriving at Copenhagen Central Station, we took the metro to our accommodation. As it was already evening, the only thing left to do was to explore the premises and the surroundings. The second day began with breakfast, after which we set off for the University of Copenhagen at 8:30 am on the dot. We walked along the canal for about 30 minutes to the university, where Eleonora Nigro from the "Center for Health Data Science" (HeaDS) at the University of Copenhagen welcomed us. This was followed by exciting lectures from the HeaDS: The first lecture provided information about the "sandbox" - i.e. a safe "play area" for working with data. For this [...]

New module successfully established

27. June 2022|

In bioscientific and clinical research, more and more larger and more complex data sets have to be analysed - partly due to the increasing use of omics technologies. In order to teach students in the three MHH bioscience Master's programmes, which include the Master's programme in Biomedical Data Science, the statistical and analytical methods needed for the correct scientific evaluation and assessment of such omics datasets, lecturers from various MHH institutes* launched the inter-programme module "Biostatistics, Omics Techniques and Big Data" in 2019. The module received funding of 340,000 euros for the three-year establishment phase as part of the "Quality plus - Programme for Good Teaching in Lower Saxony" funding programme of the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture. On 17 June 2022, students, lecturers and interested guests were able to celebrate the successful establishment of the module at a mini-symposium at the MHH. After the welcome by MHH President Prof. Dr. Manns, the invited speakers gave exciting insights into their research topics, which revolved around the planning of data-intensive studies, data collection and evaluation using reproducible pipelines, and data visualisation. In the module, the experts go into the special features of the various omics methods: They refer to basic data of complete genomes (genomics), genetic information of read RNA products (transcriptomics), formed proteins and carbohydrate compounds (proteomics and glycomics) as well as the observation of the complete metabolism (metabolomics). The interdisciplinary module was offered for the first time in the summer semester 2020 for the Master's degree [...]

Excursion to Luxembourg

18. May 2022|

The Master's programme "Biomedical Data Science" visited the Luxembourg Center for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) from 27 to 29 April - a text by Dr Adrian Schulz: On Wednesday morning, 27.04.2022, a group of students from the Master's programme "Biomedical Data Science" of the MHH gathered at the main train station in Hannover full of anticipation. Finally, the excursion to the Luxembourg Center for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), sponsored by the Joachim Herz Foundation, was about to begin. But first, the train journey of around 8 hours had to be made as entertaining as possible. The students of the online-based Master's programme, who usually only meet in person during the short attendance phases at the MHH, took the opportunity to get to know each other better. The time flew by with card games and lively discussions. After arriving at the campus of the University of Luxembourg in Belval, which is located at the gates of the city of Luxembourg, the travel group spent a pleasant evening. The following morning, they went from the hotel to the LCSB, which is within walking distance, where the programme prepared by the hosts began. The topics were divided into several sessions, between which there was time for exchange over coffee and snacks. The broad expertise represented at the LCSB was also reflected in the diversity of the programme items: Data science pipelines and their implementation, the programming language "Julia" for high performance computing and the data visualisation tool "Ada" were just some of the topics [...]

Applications welcome: Master’s programme in Biomedical Data Science

4. April 2022|

Passed the acid test: One semester of biomedical data science completed Very good. That's how Marie Mikuteit, Adrian Schulz and Julia Winkler liked the first semester of the Master's programme in Biomedical Data Science – both the content and the manner. Together with their fellow students, they were able to delve into topics such as 'Introduction to Data Science', 'Basics of Informatics' and 'Clinical Studies and Biobanking', for example. "The course is well structured and has many practical examples," reports Julia Winkler. What was new for many was the way of studying. Because instead of lessons on site, daily laboratory routine and internships on wards – which was familiar from previous medical or natural science degree programmes – everyone now learns at times of their own choosing, from home and online. "I like that because it allows me to coordinate my studies well with my work at the MHH," says Marie Mikuteit. For others, it's practical because they don't live in Hanover. The small group of 18 people is also new and popular, for example for Adrian Schulz: "I like that everyone knows each other and teamwork is very much encouraged." Dealing at eye level The students are particularly enthusiastic about the lecturers and coordinators. They find them just as committed, respectful and cooperative as they are flexible and accommodating. "You can tell that the lecturers are keen to teach us something. They think it's relevant that people study something like this and interact with us at eye level," Marie [...]

Start: Biomedical Data Analysis

11. October 2021|

The first students have started the new Master's programme, which was created as part of RESIST and PLRI. The Corona pandemic has made it clear to us: In medicine, it is becoming increasingly important to be able to handle large amounts of data safely. That is why Hannover Medical School (MHH) is now training experts in this field with the new Master's programme "Biomedical Data Analysis". The course was developed as part of RESIST with significant participation by the Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics (PLRI) of the MHH and the TU Braunschweig. The first 18 students have now started their studies. They are graduates of a life science bachelor's degree or a medical degree. In the coming four semesters, they will learn to generate and handle large, heterogeneous and complex amounts of data in a targeted manner and to develop and apply IT solutions. This knowledge is intended to optimise the prevention of diseases, precise diagnoses as well as treatment and therapy decisions. "We are pleased to now be able to start the study programme together with you," said RESIST-speaker Prof. Dr. Thomas Schulz, head of the MHH Institute of Virology, at the opening ceremony on 7 October. He is the spokesperson for the new degree programme, together with Prof. Dr. Dr. Michael Marschollek, Managing Director of the PLRI. The lecturers of the PLRI are substantially involved in the teaching of the study programme. The right study programme in the right place at the right time "The [...]

New: Biomedical Data Science

16. December 2020|

Master's programme at the interface between life sciences, medicine and computer science: Digitalisation is increasing. Hence, it is becoming more and more important in research, diagnostics and therapy to be able to handle large amounts of data – for example, for planning and evaluating clinical studies or complex experiments. But there are still too few experts in this field. The new four-semester Master's programme Biomedical Data Science, accredited in September 2020 and financed by RESIST, will help to remedy this situation. "We are very pleased that the Master's programme can start in the winter semester 2021/2022 with a total of 24 students. The analysis of large amounts of data is indispensable for individualised medicine and thus, for example, for people with a weak immune system," says RESIST speaker Professor Dr. Thomas Schulz, head of the MHH Institute of Virology. Together with Professor Dr. Dr. Michael Marschollek, Director of the Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics at MHH, he is responsible for the schedule of the study programme. "The focus of this interdisciplinary and multi-professional study programme is on the collection, maintenance, processing, analysis and communication of data in the field of infection biology. The students learn to generate and handle large, heterogeneous and complex data sets and to develop and apply IT solutions," explains Professor Marschollek. They can work as scientists in research institutions or in (research) companies, biotechnological / clinical laboratories and government agencies – at the interface of life sciences, medicine and computer science. The study [...]

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