Key Strengths and Distinctive Features of the GenE2 Master's Program

• A multidisciplinary training program, combining molecular biology, genetics and genomics with data analysis, computational biology, and bioinformatics.

• A hands-on ChIP-seq workshop, allowing students to perform a complete chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by high-throughput Illumina sequencing experiment, from sample preparation and library preparation to sequencing and data analysis.

• A Big Data workshop dedicated to the analysis of high-throughput sequencing datasets. This practical training familiarizes students with the processing, integration, visualization, and interpretation of complex datasets generated from genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, and other omics approaches.

• A specialized training module in Non-coding RNAs and Epigenetics, covering the molecular mechanisms that regulate genome function, including chromatin organization, epigenetic regulation, RNA-mediated gene control, genome stability, development, and disease.

• A dedicated training module in Single-Cell Omics and Spatial Transcriptomics, introducing students to the latest experimental and computational approaches used to investigate cellular heterogeneity, tissue organization, gene expression dynamics, and cell-to-cell interactions at single-cell resolution.

• Courses taught entirely in English, including lectures and seminars delivered by leading researchers and experts in genetics, genomics, epigenetics, evolution, and systems biology.

• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies, including next-generation sequencing (NGS), functional genomics, epigenomics, non-coding RNA biology, single-cell omics, spatial transcriptomics, multi-omics integration, artificial intelligence, and advanced bioinformatics methods.

• A six-month research internship, carried out in an academic laboratory, research institute, hospital, or biotechnology company, either in France or abroad.

• An extensive network of partner laboratories, located in the Paris-Saclay cluster, throughout France, and internationally, providing numerous opportunities for internships, collaborative projects, and PhD training.

• A research-driven program, embedded within the outstanding scientific environment of Université Paris-Saclay, one of Europe's leading research-intensive universities, and benefiting from access to world-class research institutes, core facilities, and technological platforms.