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Bioinformatics minor at UNI
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What is Bioinformatics?

• Developing software tools for mining biological
  databases.

Utilizing software tools to perform biological
studies.
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Interdisciplinary field
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Why is bioinformatics hot?
Few people adequately trained in both computer
science and biology.

• Large amounts of data to be analyzed Each bit of
  data produced by the Human Genome Project must be
  sorted and analyzed, then studied for possible
  clues and eventual cures for diseases.

Leads to important discoveries (e.g. HIV protease
inhibitors).
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Bioinformatics job market

• Ranking of hot careers
• Science journal
• Bioinformatics
• Communications
• Combinatorial chemistry
• Genomics
• Neuroscience
• Consulting

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Bioinformatics in Iowa

• Key economic development areas

• Biosciences
• Information Solutions
• Advanced Manufacturing

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Coursework for minor in bioinformatics at UNI
Electives (Three courses from the list
below) Mathematics 800064 800072 800152
800154 800164 800174 Biology 840052
840119 840127 840140 840153 Chemistry
860044 860048 860063 860070 860120
Required C/C programming (810036) (or
Comp. Science I (810061)) Discrete Structures
(810080) Comp. for Bioinf. I (810165) Comp.
for Bioinf. II (810166)
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• Contact information
• ? Department of Computer Science
• 305 ITT
• Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0507
• ? [phone]
• ? poleksic_at_cs.uni.edu