[BiO BB] In need of guidance

[Pedro Fernandes]

Hello Twaha

Bioinformatics is (or can be) huge... Providing unlimited services is
unmanageable. I reckong that your first difficulty, besides getting basic
knowledge in books, it to assess the needs of your institution.

I think that you should relate to international structures and learns some of
the how-to's and why don'ts from them. Take a couple of training courses
somewhere you can travel to.

I am an EE myself and I went through that some 16 years ago. I had to learn a
lot more about Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, for example.

I run a trainig course programme myself.
http://gtpb.igc.gulbenkian.pt

Where are you located in Africa? Portugal is cheap to travel to bur maybe I can
inidicate people in Africa that can be at easier reach.

Pedro
-- 
Pedro Fernandes
Centro Português de Bioinformática
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
Apartado 14
2781 OEIRAS
PORTUGAL

Quoting Dan Bolser <dan.bolser at gmail.com>:

> On 25/03/07, Twaha Daudi <tdmlwilo at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >   Iam new here and interested to know  bioinformaics.My plan after knowing
> it is to set up small  bioinformatics centre in  my current employer (medical
> research institution- africa)using open source software if it is possible.My
> background is in Electronics and Communication(BSc) and  graduate of MSc in
> Computer Systems Engineering(2007).The problem I'm facing now is where to
> start and which area to start with?. or should I take a Master program in
> bioinformatics?.I will appliciate for your help
>
> My advice is to read lots of books in bioinformatics before making any
> further choices.
>
> You can find a list of books at the 'Bioinformatics.Org Bookstore',
> which is here;
>
> http://wiki.bioinformatics.org/Books
>
>
> and I am sure the list will be happy to discuss their favourite
> bioinformatics books with you if you ask. Also there are specific
> mailing lists for educators and discussion of education relatied
> issues. I am sure people on this list can point you to those other
> lists (or search around the website).
>
> Good luck!
>
> Dan.
>
>
> >   Thanking in advance.
> >   /T
> >
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