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What I Wish I’d Known When I Was aBioinformatics Major
Steven W. Nevers, Shane Dooley, Matthew Bailey, David Patty,and John Kauwe, Ph.D.
Bioinformatics Research GroupBrigham Young University
September 25, 2012
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Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics
the application of statistics and computer science to the field ofmolecular biology
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What does this mean for you?
it is the thread that willweave through all fields ofbiology and medicine in thenext half century
bioinformatics can lead youto a wide variety ofacademic and career choices
Where do you want to go?
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Bioinformatics Major
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Learning Objectives
Biology and Programming
Demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of biology and computerprogramming skills.
Research and Inquiry
Acquire the inquiry skills and tools necessary to answerbioinformatics research questions.
Research Collaboration
Collaborate in bioinformatics research at the university.
Professional Preparation
Bioinformatics skills and knowledge will help secure employment oradvancement toward higher education.
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Bioinformatics Major
interdisciplinary programoffering substantial trainingin both biological and thephysical and mathematicalsciences
program emphasizes theintegration of computerscience with genetics andmolecular biology
consists of taking classesfrom a variety of disciplines:biology, computer science,chemistry, statistics, etc.
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Requirements
University Core Requirements(general education and religion courses)
Baccalaureate Degree Requirements(gpa and minimum credit hours)
Major Requirements(bioinformatics major)
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Program Director
John Kauwe is the ProgramDirector for theBioinformatics major
He is the reigning authorityon major requirements, classsubstitutions, and theperson who certifies thatyou can graduate
John Kauwe, Ph.D.
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Life Science Student Services
the academic advising for allCollege of Life Sciencestudents
you have to go throughthem to switch majors(which you would never do),figure out 4 year plans, etc.
lets be honest, they don’tknow anything aboutbioinformatics (seriously).They probably think Perl is“a hard object producedwithin the soft tissue of aliving shelled mollusk.”
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Run perl script...
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How to Be Successful
Complete your computer science core classes earlyCS 142: Introduction to Computer ProgrammingCS 235: Data Structures and AlgorithmsCS 240: Advanced Programming ConceptsCS 360: Internet ProgrammingThen decide your direction from there. If you want to go toprofessional school focus more on molecular biology. If youwant to do more of a pure bioinformatics career focus onstatistics and computer science
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Take calculus first and take bayesian statistics soon after
Hate biology and need help with biology core? Check out LifeSciences Learning Center (113 HRCB)
Get into a lab!! If you can’t manage to get paid initially,volunteer first and tried to get paid for subsequent semesters
Complete a summer internship!Regardless of your experience there are 100s of internships tofit any experience level. If you can do an internship everysummer.
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Let your imagination run wild!
if you are interested in Cotton work, there is someone oncampus that does cotton. if you are interested in insects findsomeone who publishes papers on insects.
Find your passion and odds are good that there is a professoron campus that shares the same one.
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Have fun!
Develop a bioinformatics friend. Two heads are much betterthan one.
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John Kauwe:675 WIDB [email protected]
Steven [email protected]
Life Science Student Services: 380 WIDB
Life Science Learning Center:113 HRCBhttp://tinyurl.com/lifesciencelearning
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