Although bioinformatics is becoming increasingly central to research in the life sciences,
bioinformatics skills and knowledge are not well integrated into undergraduate biology …

Bioinformatics, a discipline that combines aspects of biology, statistics, mathematics, and
computer science, is becoming increasingly important for biological research. However …

Letter to the Editor methods. We describe here our efforts to assemble a network of like-
minded bioinformatics educators both to undertake this process and to identify professional …

Rapid advances in the life sciences and in related information technologies necessitate the
ongoing refinement of bioinformatics educational programs in order to maintain their …

Bioinformatics education can be broadly defined as the teaching and learning of the use of
computer and information technology, along with mathematical and statistical analysis for …

The major opportunities for broader incorporation of bioinformatics in education can be
placed into three general categories: general applicability of bioinformatics in life science …

Undergraduate life sciences education needs an overhaul, as clearly described in the
National Research Council of the National Academies' publication BIO 2010: Transforming …

The mountains of data thrusting from the new landscape of modern high-throughput biology
are irrevocably changing biomedical research and creating a near-insatiable demand for …

The Curriculum Task Force (CTF) of ISCB's Education Committee seeks to define curricular
guidelines for those who educate or train bioinformatics professionals at all career stages. A …

Bioinformatics is now intrinsic to life science research, but the past decade has witnessed a
continuing deficiency in this essential expertise. Basic data stewardship is still taught …