Bioinformatics is the application of computer technology to get the information that's stored in certain types of biological data. Bioinformatics provides central, globally accessible databases that enable scientists to submit search and analyze information. It offers analysis software for data studies and comparisons and provides tools for modeling, visualizing, exploring and interpreting data. Main goal is to convert multitude of complex data into useful information and knowledge.
Scope of Bioinformatics: - Current biological and medical labs use method that produces extremely large data sets, which cannot be analyzed by hand - for i
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Bioinformatics is the application of computer technology to get the information that's stored in certain types of biological data. Bioinformatics provides central, globally accessible databases that enable scientists to submit search and analyze information. It offers analysis software for data studies and comparisons and provides tools for modeling, visualizing, exploring and interpreting data. Main goal is to convert multitude of complex data into useful information and knowledge.
Scope of Bioinformatics: - Current biological and medical labs use method that produces extremely large data sets, which cannot be analyzed by hand - for instance sequencing human genomes. Thus modern biological and medical research and development cannot be done without Bioinformatics. In addition, bioinformatics plays an important role in biomedical research. Research work in the area of genetic diseases and medical genomics is rapidly increasing and the future of personalized medicine depends on Bioinformatics approaches.
Career options in Bioinformatics: - Bioinformatics is a rapidly growing career field and an emerging scientific discipline. This course focuses on employing existing bioinformatics resources - mainly web-based programs and databases - to access the wealth of data to answer questions relevant to the average biologist, and is highly hands-on. There are different types of career opportunities available for different stream students, Scientific Curator, Gene Analyst, Protein Analyst, Phylogenitist, Research Scientist / Associate, Data base programmer, Bioinformatics software developer, Computational biologist, Network Administrator / Analyst, Structural analyst, Molecular Modeler, Bio-statistician, Bio-mechanics, Database programmer, Cheminformatician, Pharmacogenetician, Pharmacogenomics, Research Scientist / Associate.
Job roles in Bioinformatics: - Professor, Science Technician, Research Assistant, Bioinformatics Scientist, Bioinformatics Analyst, Junior Research Fellow, Research Associate, Bioinformatics Software Developer.
Eligibility:-
Candidates who have passed 10+2 in science discipline can pursue Bioinformatics in bachelor's degree level. Few of the Indian colleges offer B.Tech in Bioinformatics. Candidates who have passed bachelor's degree in bioinformatics are eligible to pursue bioinformatics in master and doctoral level at Indian and foreign universities.
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Bioinformatics is the application of computer technology to get the information that's stored in certain types of biological data. Bioinformatics provides central, globally accessible databases that enable scientists to submit search and analyze information. It offers analysis software for data studies and comparisons and provides tools for modeling, visualizing, exploring and interpreting data. Main goal is to convert multitude of complex data into useful information and knowledge.