1. © www.digitalworldbiology.com What do bioinformaticians do?

2. © www.digitalworldbiology.com 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.

3. © www.digitalworldbiology.com Bioinformatics in biotechnology instruction Software / Databases Cn3D Excel BLAST Word Orf finder Image editing NCBI resources Web browsers!! 15-20 things

4. © www.digitalworldbiology.com What happens? Significant focus on basic software skills

5. © www.digitalworldbiology.com 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