1. Alfonso Valencia Madrid, January 2003 EU masters 1st coordination meeting Biosapiens EBI-EMBL June 04 Bioinformatics at the Master’s degree in Spain

2. Alfonso Valencia Madrid, January 2003 Master degree Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (U. Complutense / CNB-CSIC / bioAlma / bioforum) 3rd edition 600 h (370 teaching + Training for >4 weeks in research labs 30 / 20 students (mostly biologists, some working as programmers, a degree in Science or Engineering is required) teachers are “All” Spanish scientists in this area + 6 invited foreign speakers

3. Alfonso Valencia Madrid, January 2003 Master degree Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (U. Complutense / CNB-CSIC / bioAlma / bioforum) Teaching Programme (overlapping modules) Basic Perl programming and DB (handling) Basic genomics and proteomics (after rehearsal of biology) Algorithms and methods (text mining) Sequences and genome analysis (functional site prediction) Structural bioinformatics and small molecules Systems biology (metabolism modelling) - Strong emphasis on collaborative practical work - Material presentations, lessons and practical on the web, book? -

4. Alfonso Valencia Madrid, January 2003 Master degree Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (U. Complutense / CNB-CSIC / bioAlma / bioforum) Problems We have to follow the University rules – 50% teachers from the university – cost is high (180.000 € ) – conditions are not always optimal Difficulty in appointing a person directly responsible for the Master ‘s course Students mixed background and expectations Good scientist are not necessarily good teachers … We do not quite satisfy the needs of the local industry

5. Alfonso Valencia Madrid, January 2003 Other related teaching activities in Spain Master’s -New Master Barcelona (04-05) U. Pompeu-Fabra / U. Barcelona (R. Guigó) - New Master Malaga (04-05) Introductory courses (my group) -100h (mornings of July, U. Complutense) link to Latin American programme - pre-doc courses 2 x 10 days U. Autonoma Madrid