© What do bioinformaticians do?
© Write software |Use software Understand data Work with many programs Sense of computational methods Locate information Develop computational methods Understand statistics, programs Sense of biology Create databases & automation scripts.
© Bioinformatics in biotechnology instruction Software / Databases Cn3D Excel BLAST Word Orf finder Image editing NCBI resources Web browsers!! things
© What happens? Significant focus on basic software skills
© Future: team science Laboratory – produce data Instrument software LIMS (Lab Information Management Systems) Spreadsheets Search and retrieve information Data systems Analytic tools Computation – reduce and process Algorithm development Analytical tools Data processing Statistical packages Database design, implementation Scripts Biology – new knowledge Specialized software Analytic tools Review, verify data and results Presentation, graphing Search and retrieve information Database queries, report builders Communication, Collaboration, Project Management