Bioinformatics on the Road: Taking Training to Students and Researchers Beyond State Capitals

In Brazil, training capable bioinformaticians is done, mostly, in graduate programs, sometimes with experiences during the undergraduate period. However, this formation tends to be inefficient in attracting students to the area and mainly in attracting professionals to support research projects in r...

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Autores principales:	Marcus Braga, Fabrício Araujo, Edian Franco, Kenny Pinheiro, Jakelyne Silva, Denner Maués, Sebastiao Neto, Lucas Pompeu, Luis Guimaraes, Adriana Carneiro, Igor Hamoy, Rommel Ramos
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	education bioinformatic computer science computational biology training Education (General) L7-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2c3eeac983634de383772d0281a124822021-11-17T06:29:39ZBioinformatics on the Road: Taking Training to Students and Researchers Beyond State Capitals2504-284X10.3389/feduc.2021.726930https://doaj.org/article/2c3eeac983634de383772d0281a124822021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2021.726930/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2504-284XIn Brazil, training capable bioinformaticians is done, mostly, in graduate programs, sometimes with experiences during the undergraduate period. However, this formation tends to be inefficient in attracting students to the area and mainly in attracting professionals to support research projects in research groups. To solve these issues, participation in short courses is important for training students and professionals in the usage of tools for specific areas that use bioinformatics, as well as in ways to develop solutions tailored to the local needs of academic institutions or research groups. In this aim, the project “Bioinformática na Estrada” (Bioinformatics on the Road) proposed improving bioinformaticians’ skills in undergraduate and graduate courses, primarily in the countryside of the State of Pará, in the Amazon region of Brazil. The project scope is practical courses focused on the areas of interest of the place where the courses are occurring to train and encourage students and researchers to work in this field, reducing the existing gap due to the lack of qualified bioinformatics professionals. Theoretical and practical workshops took place, such as Introduction to Bioinformatics, Computer Science Basics, Applications of Computational Intelligence applied to Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Computational Tools for Bioinformatics, Soil Genomics and Research Perspectives and Horizons in the Amazon Region. In the end, 444 undergraduate and graduate students from higher education institutions in the state of Pará and other Brazilian states attended the events of the Bioinformatics on the Road project.Marcus BragaFabrício AraujoFabrício AraujoFabrício AraujoEdian FrancoEdian FrancoEdian FrancoKenny PinheiroJakelyne SilvaDenner MauésSebastiao NetoLucas PompeuLuis GuimaraesAdriana CarneiroIgor HamoyRommel RamosFrontiers Media S.A.articleeducationbioinformaticcomputer sciencecomputational biologytrainingEducation (General)L7-991ENFrontiers in Education, Vol 6 (2021)
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description	In Brazil, training capable bioinformaticians is done, mostly, in graduate programs, sometimes with experiences during the undergraduate period. However, this formation tends to be inefficient in attracting students to the area and mainly in attracting professionals to support research projects in research groups. To solve these issues, participation in short courses is important for training students and professionals in the usage of tools for specific areas that use bioinformatics, as well as in ways to develop solutions tailored to the local needs of academic institutions or research groups. In this aim, the project “Bioinformática na Estrada” (Bioinformatics on the Road) proposed improving bioinformaticians’ skills in undergraduate and graduate courses, primarily in the countryside of the State of Pará, in the Amazon region of Brazil. The project scope is practical courses focused on the areas of interest of the place where the courses are occurring to train and encourage students and researchers to work in this field, reducing the existing gap due to the lack of qualified bioinformatics professionals. Theoretical and practical workshops took place, such as Introduction to Bioinformatics, Computer Science Basics, Applications of Computational Intelligence applied to Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Computational Tools for Bioinformatics, Soil Genomics and Research Perspectives and Horizons in the Amazon Region. In the end, 444 undergraduate and graduate students from higher education institutions in the state of Pará and other Brazilian states attended the events of the Bioinformatics on the Road project.
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author	Marcus Braga Fabrício Araujo Fabrício Araujo Fabrício Araujo Edian Franco Edian Franco Edian Franco Kenny Pinheiro Jakelyne Silva Denner Maués Sebastiao Neto Lucas Pompeu Luis Guimaraes Adriana Carneiro Igor Hamoy Rommel Ramos
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title	Bioinformatics on the Road: Taking Training to Students and Researchers Beyond State Capitals
title_short	Bioinformatics on the Road: Taking Training to Students and Researchers Beyond State Capitals
title_full	Bioinformatics on the Road: Taking Training to Students and Researchers Beyond State Capitals
title_fullStr	Bioinformatics on the Road: Taking Training to Students and Researchers Beyond State Capitals
title_full_unstemmed	Bioinformatics on the Road: Taking Training to Students and Researchers Beyond State Capitals
title_sort	bioinformatics on the road: taking training to students and researchers beyond state capitals
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
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Bioinformatics on the Road: Taking Training to Students and Researchers Beyond State Capitals

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