Professional Development Anne Rosenwald, Georgetown University Vince Buonaccorsi, Juniata College Linnea Fletcher, Austin Community College Bill Pearson, University of Virginia Lonnie Welch, Ohio University Robin Wright, University of MInnesota

Teach faculty how to use basic web-based tools for bioinformatics Make use of the data sources in the Human Microbiome Project (HMP) Create a community of practice for faculty and their students on the companion website Collaborators: Gaurav Arora (GU), Jenna Canfield (Simmons), Mark LeBlanc (Wheaton), Ramana Madupu (JCVI), Janet Russell (GU)

Workshop Satisfaction Data

Preliminary Student Learning Data *p<0.05, **p<0.01

Next Steps Summer 2014 Workshops – MD and CA IUSE grant pending – Convert current workshop to online format Online Learning Initiative – Expand the Community of Practice Develop additional curriculum modules – Horizontal Gene Transfer Project

Genes Shared by Bacteriophages and Their Hosts: PRIP in Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Chlamydia Phage

Bioinformatics Curriculum Guidelines: Toward a Definition of Core Competencies Lonnie Welch Director of the Bioinformatics Laboratory Coordinator of Bioinformatics Certificate Programs Stuckey Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Biomedical Engineering Program Molecular & Cellular Biology Program Ohio University Curriculum Task Force (CHAIR) Education Committee (VICE CHAIR) International Society for Computational Biology (DIRECTOR)

International Society for Computational Biology: Computational Biology Spanning the Globe Over 3,000 Members Scientific Leaders and Research Professionals, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Students Nurtures communities that consider important topics in computational biology ISCB Membership by Region

+ The ISCB Education Committee Curriculum Task Force Welch LR, Schwartz R, Lewitter F. “A Report of the Curriculum Task Force of the ISCB Education Committee.” PLoS Comput Biol Jun; 8(6):e

Biology, Chemistry Computation, Math, stats

+ Bioinformatics Curriculum Guidelines: Toward a Definition of Core Competencies Welch L, Lewitter F, Schwartz R, Brooksbank C, Radivojac P, et al. (2014) PLoS Comput Biol; 10(3): e

Approach Survey of Core Facility Directors Survey of Career Opportunities Survey of Existing Curricula Synthesis of core competencies

Types of Bioinformatics Training Bioinformatics users Bioinformatics scientists Bioinformatics engineers

Bioinformatics User Bioinformatics Scientist Bioinformatics Engineer An ability to use current techniques, skills, and tools necessary for computational biology practice. X X X An ability to apply mathematical foundations, algorithmic principles, and computer science theory in the modeling and design of computer-based systems in a way that demonstrates comprehension of the tradeoffs involved in design choices. X

ISCB Education Comm. - Curriculum Task Force Implementation and Refinement Cycle 1: – July 2014: presentation and discussion at ISMB – academic year: implementation – July 2015: presentation and discussion at ISMB – August 2015: draft report – Fall 2015: publish report Cycle 2: academic year Cycle 3: academic year

ISCB Education Comm. - Curriculum Task Force Dissemination Presentation and discussion at ISMB – the largest computational biology & bioinformatics conference (~1500 attendees!) Publish reports in the ISCB Society pages of PLOS Computational Biology Journal (More than 9000 article views in the first 5 weeks!)

ISCB Education Comm. - Curriculum Task Force Implementation and refinement Partnerships – African Task Force on Bioinformatics Education – University of Florida Bioinformatics Education Programs – Ohio University Bioinformatics Education Programs – NSF RCN?