% Master Thesis Template for MSc Bioinformatics English
% Prof. Daniel Huson, June 2025
% Version 2.0
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\title{\textbf{Title of the Thesis}}
\author{Student's Full Name\\MSc Bioinformatics}
\date{Month Year}

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% Note: this following outline is just a suggestion. Please rename chapters and sections to make them more specific, or
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\begin{titlepage}
 \begin{center}
  {\LARGE University of T\"ubingen}\\
  {\large Faculty of Science \\
Institute for Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics\\[4cm]}
  {\huge Master Thesis Bioinformatics\\[2cm]}
  {\Large\bf Title of thesis\\[1.5cm]}
 {\large First Name and Surname}\\[0.5cm]
  Date\\[3cm]
{\small\bf Reviewers}\\[0.5cm]
  \parbox{7cm}{\begin{center}{\large Name First Reviewer}\\
   (Bioinformatics)\\
  {\footnotesize Institute for Bioinformatics and\\ Medical Informatics\\
	University of T\"ubingen}\end{center}}\hfill\parbox{7cm}{\begin{center}
  {\large Name Second Reviewer}\\
  (Area of research)\\
  {\footnotesize Institute of second reviewer\\
	University of T\"ubingen}\end{center}
 }
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\textbf{Surname, First Name:}\\
\emph{Title of thesis}\\ Master Thesis Bioinformatics\\
University of T\"ubingen\\
Thesis period: dd.mm.yyyy -- dd.mm.yyyy
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\chapter*{Abstract}
A brief summary of the thesis.

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\selectlanguage{ngerman} 
\chapter*{Zusammenfassung}

Eine kurze Zusammenfassung der Arbeit.
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\tableofcontents
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\chapter{Introduction}


Help a potential reader to find out whether the work was undertaken in an area that they are interested in,
what specific questions it addresses, what kind of answers where obtained and where to find what in the thesis.

\section*{Context and Problem Description}


Describe the general context and the main problems in the area.

\section*{Thesis Problem and Results}
Introduce the specific problem addressed by the thesis, main results, and their significance.

\section*{Thesis Structure}
Outline the structure of the remaining chapters.

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\chapter{Background}

\section*{Related Work and Prior Knowledge}

Discuss all relevant results, methods, and prior work that the reader should know.

\section*{Theoretical and Practical Basis}
Provide necessary theoretical and practical details for understanding subsequent chapters.

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\chapter{Main Work}

Use a more specific title, for example: {\bf New Algorithm for  Sequence Alignment}

\section*{Method or System Description}
Describe the work undertaken, such as a new algorithm, software, or pipeline setup.

\section*{Implementation Details}
Provide implementation details and any challenges faced.

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\chapter{Results and/or Evaluation}

\section*{Performance and Applications}
Discuss the performance of the developed method or system and illustrate potential applications.

\section*{Comparative Analysis}
Provide a comparison with existing methods or systems, if applicable.

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\chapter{Discussion and Outlook}

\section*{Key Insights}
Discuss key findings and their implications.

\section*{Future Directions}
Provide suggestions for future work and potential applications.

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\chapter{Availability}

This chapter is optional. If the thesis has lead to the generation of data, or to the implementation of software, or to a manuscript 
or publication, then where can it be obtained from?

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\chapter*{References}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{References}

Citations should be shown in author-date style, e.g. (Huson und Bryant, 2006)

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\appendix
\chapter{Appendix Title}
Include any additional material, such as data, code, or supplementary figures.


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\selectlanguage{ngerman} 
\chapter*{Selbstst"andigkeitserkl"arung}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Selbstst"andigkeitserkl"arung}

Bitte  die ``Erkl"arung Abschlussarbeit (PDF) (f"ur Abschlussarbeiten in allen B.Sc./M.Sc.-Studieng"angen am FB Informatik inklusive B.Ed./M.Ed. Informatik)'',
auf den Webseiten des Fachbereiches erh"altlich, \url{https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/74351},
ausf"ullen, unterschreiben und hier anh"angen.


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