About Bioinformatics

Ground-breaking advances in Genomics and Proteomics brought about by the Human Genome Project have given birth to Bioinformatics - a new scientific discipline at the cross-roads of biology, medicine and information technology. The sequencing of genomes of Homo sapiens, Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress), C. elegans (worm), Danio rerio (zebrafish) and Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly), among many others is only the first step towards the discovery process that is aimed eventually at devising new methods and technologies to address our unmet medical needs.

    § Why does one person respond to a certain medication while another does not?

    § Why do some women get breast cancer while others do not?

    § Why are some individuals more susceptible to an infectious disease than others?

These are the kind of questions that biologists are now trying to address. The next few decades will be completely consumed in research that leads to answers to these issues. The need to analyze genetic data has lead to the growth of powerful technologies that enable researchers to study the regulation of tens of thousands of genes at the same time. Bioinformatics combined with biological validation is the solution.

To be able to perform these information intensive tasks, scientists and clinicians must be comfortable with both the biological and the computational/programming aspects of Bioinformatics, especially with the Perl programming language, which is currently the work-horse of Bioinformatics. At PerlSource, our team of dedicated professionals will provide you with the training you need to acquire skills in both aspects of Bioinformatics.

To begin, submit an application form specifying your background and areas of interest via email to courses@PerlSource.net, to assess how your research and professional career can benefit from our skills-based training programs.

 

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