As a research assistant in the Department of Bioinformatics, Fraunhofer Institute, Sankt Augustin, Germany, I’m interested in tackling the complexity of human diseases by means of integrative bioinformatics and systems biology approaches.
To my knowledge, the US is currently leading the field of systems biology. However, I am wondering how the situation is in the neighboring country, Canada. Is this emergent field supported by the Canadian government? What’s the outlook of systems biology in Canada? Are foreign researchers welcome to join the relevant initiatives?