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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">BiTmaP, Bioinformatics Training Program is seeking students for the Spring 2007 semester. The application deadline is October 6, 2006 and instruction begins on January 16, 2007. All tuition and course materials are paid for by a generous grant from the U.S. Dept. of Labor. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">BiTmaP courses are accredited and provided by the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). BiTmaP consists of online lectures and industry seminars that focus on standard bioinformatics principles and protocols used widely throughout industry and academia. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Students complete 3 of the following 4 courses and earn 12-graduate level credits and a certificate in bioinformatics from UIC. BiTmaP courses are: Introduction to Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Functional Computational Genomics and Microarray, Molecular Modeling in Bioinformatics.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Minimum qualifications for applicants:</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">1. U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">2. Minimum B.S. degree, preferably in C.S.</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">3. Minimum 3.0 or B average GPA</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">4. Aptitude, enthusiasm or interest in moving to a career in the life sciences.</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">To pre-qualify for tuition sponsorship, send a resume or CV to apply at bitmapchicago.com. For more information, please visit </FONT><A HREF="http://www.bitmapchicago.com/"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">http://www.bitmapchicago.com/</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> or email areed@bitmapchicago.com. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">This program is intended to help re-train American workers, so U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is required. </FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Ann Reed</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Director, BiTmaP: Bioinformatics Training Program</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Chicago Technology Park</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">312.243.1289</FONT>
<BR><A HREF="file://www.BiTmaPchicago.com"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">www.BiTmaPchicago.com</FONT></U></A>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Director, BiTmaP: Bioinformatics Training Program</FONT>
<BR><U></U><A HREF="file://www.BiTmaPchicago.com"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">www.BiTmaPchicago.com</FONT></U><U></U></A><U></U><U></U><U></U><U></U>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">312.243.1289</FONT>
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