Our Focus

Modern-day biology is a data-driven field, thanks largely to the advances in high-throughput sequencing technologies.

The Bioinformatics Lab at De La Salle University brings together faculty members and students interested in deploying the arsenal of computer science and computer engineering to solve problems in computational biology.

We work on algorithms and software for high-throughput sequencing data analysis, bioinformatics for diseases and epidemics, computer architecture for bioinformatics algorithms, and similar topics that bridge computer science and biology.

See some of our projects, publications, and software.



Our Collaborators

Given the interdisciplinary nature of our research, we collaborate with several research groups, including:

  • Practical Genomics Lab, Center for Natural Sciences and Environmental Research, De La Salle University (CENSER, DLSU)
  • Systems and Computational Biology Unit, CENSER, DLSU
  • Translational Medicine Unit, CENSER, DLSU
  • Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, the University of Tokyo
  • International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
  • National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila (NIH, UP Manila)
  • Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC)


Our Funders

Our present and past projects have been funded by:

  • Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD)
  • Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD)
  • East Asia Science and Innovation Area Joint Research Program (e-Asia JRP)
  • De La Salle University Research Grants and Management Office (DLSU RGMO)


Join Us

We are always looking for energetic, driven, and curious students to join us.


View our projects on GitHub

News & Events

Feb 6, 2025

Mark is awarded the Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC Award by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, DLSU. The award recognizes student researchers who have made substantial contributions to DLSU’s goals through outstanding research.

Jan 20, 2025

Anish delivers a talk on applying protein language models to phage-host prediction problem and a workshop on the bioinformatics of shotgun metagenomics at IWOMB 2025.

Jan 13, 2025

Mark, Jenny, and Anish’s work on the application of structure-aware protein language models to phage-host interaction prediction has been published in Bioinformatics.

Nov 6, 2024

Jenny presents our work on the application of structure-aware protein language models to phage-host interaction prediction at the Australian Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Society National Conference in Sydney.

Nov 4, 2024

Mark begins his short-term research engagement at A*STAR, Singapore, under the Singapore International Pre-Graduate Award.

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