Supporting bioinformatics education in the Asia-Pacific Shoba Ranganathan Professor and Chair – Bioinformatics Dept. of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences &Adjunct Professor ARC CoE in Bioinformatics Dept. of Biochemistry Macquarie University Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Sydney, Australia National University of Singapore, Singapore ([email protected]) ([email protected]) Visiting scientist @ Institute for Infocomm Research (I 2 R), Singapore
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Supporting bioinformatics education
in the Asia-PacificShoba Ranganathan
Professor and Chair – Bioinformatics Dept. of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences &Adjunct Professor ARC CoE in Bioinformatics Dept. of BiochemistryMacquarie University Yong Loo Lin School of MedicineSydney, Australia National University of Singapore, Singapore([email protected]) ([email protected])
Visiting scientist @ Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), Singapore
Bioinformatics is …..
Bioinformatics is the study of living systems through computation
Essential elements of Bioinformatics...We must hook our individual computers into
the worldwide network that gives us access to daily changes in the databases and also makes immediate our communications with each other. The programs that display and analyze the material for us must be improved - and we must learn to use them more effectively. Like the purchased kits, they will make our life easier, but also like the kits, we must understand enough of how they work to use them effectively…
Walter Gilbert (1991) “Towards a paradigm shift in biology”Nature News and Views 349:99
Internet Access to large biological databases Research, using this data Education and training
Internet
Internet: Currently available though the APAN (Asia-Pacific Advanced Network) project
However, connectivity and access to large biological databases remain an issue Creative solutions are now available using BitTorrent-
based Peer-to-Peer model “Automatic synchronization and distribution of
biological databases and software over low-bandwidth networks among developing countries”U Sangket, …. Jong Bhak, … and Tin Wee Tan, Bioinformatics 2008 24(2):299-301
Biological databases
Biomirrors biosingapore.org/index.php/BioMirrors 26 databases now updated regularly. Several mirrors in EABN countries
Research
Applying this data to research problems is key to addressing problems inBiotechnologyMedicineAgricultureVeterinary scienceBiodiversity conservation
Forum for presenting research results
EABN meetings APBioNet’s International Conference in