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

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

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 …

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 …

Abstract At the University of Wisconsin‐La Crosse, we have undertaken a program to
integrate the study of bioinformatics across the undergraduate life science curricula. Our …

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

The development of fields such as bioinformatics and genomics has created new challenges
and opportunities for undergraduate biology curricula. Students preparing for careers in …

Bioinformatics education for undergraduates has been approached primarily in two ways:
introduction of new courses with largely bioinformatics focus or introduction of bioinformatics …

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 …