Bioinformatics Curriculum Development and Skill Sets for Bioinformaticians
Due to the rapid emergence of biological data acquisition technologies, the explosion of biological data sets has created a need for bioinformatics programs and applications. Bioinformatics is a discipline that is an interwoven network of biology, computer science, and information. The applications and programs in bioinformatics allow for the analysis and interpretation of biological sets. Analyzation and interpretation of these biological data sets provide pertinent information, such as data from electronic health records and the human genome project. This data is synthesized through bioinformatics’ computational methods and machine learning. Bioinformatics has also considerably contributed to improvements in crop quality and production, novel applications to medicine and industries, and cures for human diseases. As a result, the curriculum for bioinformatics must be thorough and address the academic and current professional needs of the future bioinformatician.
Bioinformatics programs in the United States and the current job markets have investigated this in the article “Bioinformatics curriculum development and skill sets for bioinformaticians.” This investigation was done to assist educational professionals in improving existing bioinformatics programs based on specific requirements and to equip students with the necessary skills for bioinformatics jobs. The programs were studied based on two sources that provide various bioinformatics programs. Read More…
