@@arunbioinformatician2231 No I'm just now completed my masters in bioinformatics I wanna do PhD in Bioinformatics can you suggest me a better place to do that
@@arunbioinformatician2231 Hi Arun, I'm studying B.tech in Biotechnology, with Python and C programming knowledge. Can I get a job as a Bioinformatician?
i am currently doing bachelors BS degree in bioinformatics, its my last year of degree, and your videos has taught and uncover soo much more about bioinformatics than i have ever got to know in the 3 years of my BS degree. i feel like i am learning bioinformatics from scratch and getting to know what actually is bioinformatics and what its like to be a bioinformatician... Genuinely love your content, your videos and the way you explain things😍
Thanks a lot. I am a PhD Student working on plant genome assembly and annotation. Your video is very hepfull for me. I have no background in bioinformatics. So I struggle a lot. "Learning by doing" in South Korea. No help..no support...It is very hard. But I keep going. CZcams, github, and R plateforms help me a lot. Thanks again
Thank you so much for linking these steps together and how data in bioinformatics helps to reveal bigger truths in biology. Excited to read more papers in my field.
Your videos have helped me so much, I’m currently an 18 year old apprentice working in a cell engineering R&D group. I started looking at bioinformatics and now I’m hooked, I’m learning python and hope to start applying some programs in my everyday lab work.
hello, I would like to ask what have been up to and how are you doing today ? I am seriously in your shoes and I would like you to give me hope. I just heard of bio informatics and it is my first day looking into it. Please let me know .
@@ariat_yhimed8241 Hi! I’m doing very well, thanks. I am currently at the same company, and I was fortunate enough to convince them to sponsor me through an undergraduate degree in bioinformatics. So I currently work/study part time. Mainly working in the systems biology/functional genomic space. Switching from the wet-lab was the best decision I ever made (nothing wrong with it, my mind just works better behind a computer 😊).
Oh my, such valuable videos here. I just graduated with a bachelors in Biology and I am stuck on how to move forward. Trying to find a specialization or skill that I want to learn and apply moving forward to get a job, and I feel like bioinformatics can be extremely useful in todays biotechnology industry. Will definitely look into it based on what you said in this video. Thank you so much ur a geniussss
You are one of those rare people who can explain and present bio soo beautifully. I watched one of your seminar recently and that was one of the best presentation i have seen. Thank you very much for that!
Thanks Maria. I am from Africa and there seem to be a dearth of bioinformaticians on the continent. Your videos inspire and I am considering going into Bioinformatics after my PhD (Microbiology).
OMGG, I miss so much your videos. I am in my junior year of bioengineering in Peru and I super interested in bioinformatics. Your videos have helped me so much to start learning the basics of this wonderful set of tools. Thank you and I wish you the best in all your projects.
I received some financial help to do a Phd in bioinformatics, I would have rejected the whole thing (coz bioinformatics seemed completely intractable at first) if it wasn't for your encouraging words. Much love and respect
Assalam o alikum Mohammad Alfayyadh, I just completed my graduation in biochemistry n molecularbio. I really need someone who can give me some direction to advace in bioinformatics. Will you help me? sami.naazar1526@gmail.com
@@OMGenomics it really helped me to know more about bioinformatics I'm right now into PhD in bioinformatics I need Ur help in understanding it Can u help me pls
Since this video is for beginners and as Maria is welcoming people to share, here's my first hand experience from learning programming to actually getting published. First, I went through an Introduction to Python course that got me familiar with loops, conditions, lists, arrays and dataframes. Now this was proving more than difficult because I had no practical way to apply what I was learning. So I went directly to the last step. Papers! Found some articles that were fairly easy for me to understand. From these I found some web based tools with simple use cases that generated data. After understanding what these tools were doing, I figured I should try to reproduce the papers using my newly earned python skill, mostly dataframes and csv module. What I did unique was I used my own sample space. So I didn't reproduce the experiments, I reproduced the experimental model on a different sample set. 3 months later, I had a concrete dataset, and I had learned the basic statistical values from those papers to extrapolate new information from my samples. While this was on going I contacted one of my professors who had used Bioinformatics tools in his own work. He suggested i publish my findings. Fast forward another 3 months and I had my first publication. All from my own computer, without getting inside a lab or doing wet work. Not bragging or anything. Seemed like this was a good place to share my journey for others to learn from or at least get started. Ps. Currently working on a script that can eliminate most of the manual work I had to do so I can work with larger sample spaces. I also wanted to find an alternative to the web-based tools. There are python modules that work ofline on your computer so you won't have to get on the web. Cheers Link to my paper: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7835092/
Hello, may I know what is your previous background? So you need 6 months in total from learning programming to your first paper? Is it possible for someone from agricultural science go to bioinformatics? I did some molecular biology experiments for my master’s degree, it’s more into plant pathology though. I think I’m not good in wet lab 😅
@@dinafitriana3144 Yes! i did it in 6 months. I should mention that the 6 months were in the middle of the pandemic so I had more time in my day than usual. My background is Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The paper was published as I was doing my Masters online. I don't see why you won't be able to take on bioinformatics from agriculture since you've focused on plant pathologies. There are tons of genomic and proteomic targets to analyze. So pick a protein or gene, see what tools you can use to analyze that protein or gene. Follow papers for guidelines (how to use the tools, what the results mean etc.). I was strictly working with full genome sequences that are readily available on the NCBI database. You can take up individual genes or proteins, do a BLAST to get started and then apply more tools as you go along. Don't think of programming as a skill you need to learn to become a Bioinformatician. Look at the problems that you can solve with computers. Then learn to solve them. Programming will let you do this solving on larger scale for more complex problems faster and more accurately. You can publish when you have some findings worth noting or if you identify a trend in the data that is unique/useful/unheard of. Good Luck. Have fun while you do it.
Another useful and thoughtful video thanks a lot! And as a beginner, I definitely recommend Rosalind, problems in there really helpful to understand how python or in general programming languages work. But beware hours and hours long of mind-games are waiting for you ! :D
Thankyou so much I was enjoying the five tips a lot because I’m a sophomore in college but the ending really hit different for me as a young Afro-American I appreciate your amazing content please keep at it when you have the time #notificationsquad
Thanks for coming back! I watched your video from the beginning until the last seconds, and I loved it! I really like your passion for real science and the way you express your ideas. You're so lovely! Good luck in your job! Stay Healthy!
I'm a master student in Life Science Informatics in Germany, I haven't much clue about my course because it is also Bioinformatics but different name. Thank you soooo muchhh for your informative videos, your information make clear my vision and show me path in my educational carrier. Thank you again, Greetings from Germany by Indian Heart.
Maria, thanks for coming back. Your videos are outstanding and I am sure everyone wanting to learn more about BFx is thrilled you are creating videos again. Thanks for the links!
Yes! Your videos introduced me to the topic that I wasn't aware even existed. I am visually impaired, and was trying to go for wet lab science work, and it just doesn't work out. I think this would be a much better fit for me. I'd like to use bioinformatics and genomics to learn more about my visual impairment. There is very little known right now. Thinking about reaching out to universities in other countries who study it for some of their insights and maybe even data? Thoughts?
That sounds like a great idea. Researching something that matters to you is fantastic. I’d love to read a blog or watch your videos about that journey :)
Practically speaking, I would recommend learning linux/bash and python together to head start, because real projects need you to run various bioinformatics programs in the linux environment. The first stumble you would encounter is to set up your computer environment and installing those program can be a pain in the ass.
Hello, Thanks a lot for your video. This was extremely helpful. I am applying to grad school for PhD in Computational Biology, I am mathematician myself. My potential projects is inclined towards modelling and simulation for genomics. Video had great ideas for beginner. P.S. Can you please make a video on how students from Maths, Computer Science and Physics can get into Biology research?
Interesting how some things does not change - I did my Ph.D. 35 years ago and had the same experience reading papers in the beginning feeling frustrated because at the time almost all papers contradicted each other and it was hard to reproduce data
Here's some peer pressure for you to make more videos. I'm only starting in this field and am very lost in the tech part of it, so please make more videos. Meanwhile, I'll watch the ones you made. ✔️
I am done with my masters in Human genetics and I am really confused as to whether I should be pursuing a phD in computational biology. This video was really helpful for me as I do think it gave me a place to start and see if bioinformatics is my thing
I just came across your video while search for a way to get started in the bioinformatics field with no support to plug into, i must this is like a compass i really appreciate your effort. I would really appreciate it if you could help with links to learn this python in details, if possible free links to study the python programming and other areas as well once again thank you so much look forward to more videos
Can you do a video on the scope of BioInformatics in the industry currently in 2020, and has the Pandemic put an effect in this field ? Also, how to find a job in this field ? And do I need to have a degree in BioInformatics to get into the field ?
This is a strange question... I have my Bachelors in Biology and have been working in a Microbiology lab for +4 years but realized I dont have an interest in working in wet labs anymore and have always had an interest in Bioinformatics. Will I have to go back to college or can I learn to code, build a list of projects/resume, and get my foot in the door? I really don't want to go back to college (expensive obv) and I'm curious if not having my masters is a deal breaker for companies?
@@luckywanjiru It's tough because yes technically you can get a job with just projects that you've self taught yourself but why would a company hire someone who is self taught over someone with a Bachelors or Masters in Bioinformatics straight up? I taught myself to code and now I'm an Ecologist and actually use my Python and R knowledge foe Data Visualization so it wasn't completely useless I guess lol
You are awesome. Please make more vidoes. I subscribed since you are very honest and clear. Thanks a lot. If you are my lecturer or a friend I will love it.
Bioinformatics is not a extension like a ‘tool’ of biology. It’s Computer Science where the input of the algorithms and the software are biology data. Bioinformaticians must have some knowledge of biology,mathematics,physics to communicate with professionals in these fields and understand how the algorithms must be built to solve a specific bio problem. Of course you can go in Bioinformatics starting from any field like f.e Biology or mathematics but it’s more difficult.
Loved the vid! I'm a cell biologist turned data scientist and now I want to move into bioinformatics. Are there any specific projects/problems that you'd recommend to start with when building up a bioinformatics portfolio? Thanks very much looking forward to more :)
My adviser speak to me about this career but I don’t know where start, I want to work with medical area and also biology I never thought in bioinformatics, thank for your channel
Hi Dr. Nattestad, do you think that the age of 26 is a bit too late to start getting into bioinformatics? I graduated from med school last year (in Taiwan) but recently realized that clinical work doesn't interest me all that much. I would love to enroll in a US bioinformatics master's program, but as someone who currently has 0 experience in programming, I fear that my window of opportunity has passed. Do you personally know anyone who switched to bioinformatics later in life? Thanks in advance!
I wouldn't say it's too late, but you may be able to find other things you can do with your medical degree than switch completely into another field. You know this better than me, but aren't there lots of medicine-adjacent jobs or scientific fields you could try? Also I recommend the book "Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World" for anyone interested in career transitions :)
You haven't passed the "window of opportunity" !! I am doing a Masters in Bioinformatics and I am 38 , i will hopefully finish it in 11 months, I had been a dentist for 10 years before I decided to switch to bioinformatics.. I don't regret it so far... I decided to take this route after watching Dr Nattestad's videos as i didn't know what bioinformatics was...
R is great for analysis, but I recommend starting with python because it’s easier to learn and more general as a programming language than R. I also simply like the language of python better for making larger pieces of software beyond a few scripts, and as someone who likes the CS parts of bioinformatics the most, python is my favorite. If you do more statistical versions of bioinformatics research, then R is usually the most popular choice.
Guys I have a question. I love both biology and programming. However, in terms of research and discovering, I am more interested in health and fitness if I want to do a PhD thesis in bioinformatics. I find analyzing Genes associated with Alzheimers disease, plant response to ....., etc. Boring. I am interested in, for example, Gene associated with aging and how to suppress it. Muscle growth, improving stamina, etc. The kind of research in exercise science is what interests me. However, I feel it is something professors don't care about. Is this something worth researching in bioinformatics or will it be a waste of time in a masters degree? Your thoughts.
Just go for what you actually find interesting! You are probably better off finding a program and a professor in sports sciences to work with, and then you can always use those stats and CS skills on that research. Plenty of researchers work in fitness-related fields, so go for it!
I'm a computer engineer, with background in hardware design and web development, a Linux user for a lifetime and I found your channel. Your focus is more on people who have enough background in biology, can you explain what a computer engineer needs to learn to become a bioinformatics?
These courses are good start for someone who is absolutely new to Bioinformatics: www.coursera.org/specializations/genomic-data-science I believe as you have a CS degree these courses are a good fit for you: www.coursera.org/specializations/bioinformatics
Hi! Very interesting channel! I am interested in learning bioinformatics :) My background is in biology! Thank you, you give very good and clear points to start with!
Probably! It's more about whether the courses cover what you are interested in and whether you can get some research experience along the way, if research is what you want :)
Be a self-driven genius got it not too difficult. What is the bare minimum I need to learn before enrolling in a biome informatics degree? Because honestly this whole thing is too daunting
It will help if you know how to code, but the bare minimum to start the degree is just whatever the specific program requires. What I discuss in this video includes what some of the courses a degree program would hopefully cover. What they expect you to know coming into it varies greatly by the program though.
what are the bigest problems that you see in the bioinformatic field? I mean, talking about people preparation, better equipment maybe the disconection between the people that desing the experiment and the person that just analyze data witout thakin other considerations
5 steps
1:34 learn python
4:05 do courses
5:27 statistics
7:38 command line
9:03 science
Thanks :)
Thanks mate
Learn R programming language ....😶
Yes you’re back! You’ve been a big reason why I’m a PhD student studying bioinformatics.
I want to join PhD can suggest best place for doing PhD
@@schakaravarthy6244 that's nice to here in which field u r doing PhD
@@schakaravarthy6244 because I'm also doing phd
@@arunbioinformatician2231 No I'm just now completed my masters in bioinformatics I wanna do PhD in Bioinformatics can you suggest me a better place to do that
@@arunbioinformatician2231 Hi Arun, I'm studying B.tech in Biotechnology, with Python and C programming knowledge. Can I get a job as a Bioinformatician?
i am currently doing bachelors BS degree in bioinformatics, its my last year of degree, and your videos has taught and uncover soo much more about bioinformatics than i have ever got to know in the 3 years of my BS degree. i feel like i am learning bioinformatics from scratch and getting to know what actually is bioinformatics and what its like to be a bioinformatician... Genuinely love your content, your videos and the way you explain things😍
Thanks a lot. I am a PhD Student working on plant genome assembly and annotation. Your video is very hepfull for me. I have no background in bioinformatics. So I struggle a lot. "Learning by doing" in South Korea. No help..no support...It is very hard. But I keep going. CZcams, github, and R plateforms help me a lot. Thanks again
Thank you so much for linking these steps together and how data in bioinformatics helps to reveal bigger truths in biology. Excited to read more papers in my field.
Your videos have helped me so much, I’m currently an 18 year old apprentice working in a cell engineering R&D group. I started looking at bioinformatics and now I’m hooked, I’m learning python and hope to start applying some programs in my everyday lab work.
Could you share what country your company is in/what company it is? Thank you
hello, I would like to ask what have been up to and how are you doing today ? I am seriously in your shoes and I would like you to give me hope. I just heard of bio informatics and it is my first day looking into it. Please let me know .
@@austinkunch710 Only just seen this - sorry! I’m in the UK (Cambridge) but the company is Swiss.
@@ariat_yhimed8241 Hi! I’m doing very well, thanks. I am currently at the same company, and I was fortunate enough to convince them to sponsor me through an undergraduate degree in bioinformatics. So I currently work/study part time. Mainly working in the systems biology/functional genomic space. Switching from the wet-lab was the best decision I ever made (nothing wrong with it, my mind just works better behind a computer 😊).
@@nullbytes6282 Cool! What's the company?
Oh my, such valuable videos here. I just graduated with a bachelors in Biology and I am stuck on how to move forward. Trying to find a specialization or skill that I want to learn and apply moving forward to get a job, and I feel like bioinformatics can be extremely useful in todays biotechnology industry. Will definitely look into it based on what you said in this video. Thank you so much ur a geniussss
You are one of those rare people who can explain and present bio soo beautifully. I watched one of your seminar recently and that was one of the best presentation i have seen. Thank you very much for that!
Recent CS grad, newly interested in this field. Your videos have been so helpful, thank you!
Thanks Maria. I am from Africa and there seem to be a dearth of bioinformaticians on the continent. Your videos inspire and I am considering going into Bioinformatics after my PhD (Microbiology).
Thanks for coming back! Good to see you're uploading again.
OMGG, I miss so much your videos. I am in my junior year of bioengineering in Peru and I super interested in bioinformatics. Your videos have helped me so much to start learning the basics of this wonderful set of tools. Thank you and I wish you the best in all your projects.
I received some financial help to do a Phd in bioinformatics, I would have rejected the whole thing (coz bioinformatics seemed completely intractable at first) if it wasn't for your encouraging words.
Much love and respect
Assalam o alikum
Mohammad Alfayyadh, I just completed my graduation in biochemistry n molecularbio. I really need someone who can give me some direction to advace in bioinformatics. Will you help me?
sami.naazar1526@gmail.com
Hi, is wonderful to see you again, please don´t disappear any more. Your courses are amazing. Best
I will try my best to keep going this time! It definitely helps that you are all so encouraging and peer pressuring :)
@@OMGenomics it really helped me to know more about bioinformatics
I'm right now into PhD in bioinformatics
I need Ur help in understanding it
Can u help me pls
Since this video is for beginners and as Maria is welcoming people to share, here's my first hand experience from learning programming to actually getting published.
First, I went through an Introduction to Python course that got me familiar with loops, conditions, lists, arrays and dataframes. Now this was proving more than difficult because I had no practical way to apply what I was learning. So I went directly to the last step. Papers!
Found some articles that were fairly easy for me to understand. From these I found some web based tools with simple use cases that generated data. After understanding what these tools were doing, I figured I should try to reproduce the papers using my newly earned python skill, mostly dataframes and csv module.
What I did unique was I used my own sample space. So I didn't reproduce the experiments, I reproduced the experimental model on a different sample set.
3 months later, I had a concrete dataset, and I had learned the basic statistical values from those papers to extrapolate new information from my samples. While this was on going I contacted one of my professors who had used Bioinformatics tools in his own work. He suggested i publish my findings.
Fast forward another 3 months and I had my first publication. All from my own computer, without getting inside a lab or doing wet work.
Not bragging or anything. Seemed like this was a good place to share my journey for others to learn from or at least get started.
Ps. Currently working on a script that can eliminate most of the manual work I had to do so I can work with larger sample spaces. I also wanted to find an alternative to the web-based tools. There are python modules that work ofline on your computer so you won't have to get on the web.
Cheers
Link to my paper: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7835092/
Hello, may I know what is your previous background? So you need 6 months in total from learning programming to your first paper? Is it possible for someone from agricultural science go to bioinformatics? I did some molecular biology experiments for my master’s degree, it’s more into plant pathology though. I think I’m not good in wet lab 😅
@@dinafitriana3144 Yes! i did it in 6 months. I should mention that the 6 months were in the middle of the pandemic so I had more time in my day than usual. My background is Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The paper was published as I was doing my Masters online.
I don't see why you won't be able to take on bioinformatics from agriculture since you've focused on plant pathologies. There are tons of genomic and proteomic targets to analyze. So pick a protein or gene, see what tools you can use to analyze that protein or gene. Follow papers for guidelines (how to use the tools, what the results mean etc.).
I was strictly working with full genome sequences that are readily available on the NCBI database. You can take up individual genes or proteins, do a BLAST to get started and then apply more tools as you go along.
Don't think of programming as a skill you need to learn to become a Bioinformatician. Look at the problems that you can solve with computers. Then learn to solve them. Programming will let you do this solving on larger scale for more complex problems faster and more accurately.
You can publish when you have some findings worth noting or if you identify a trend in the data that is unique/useful/unheard of. Good Luck. Have fun while you do it.
Thanks it helped very much❤️
This is insightful
Hell yes! You are back ? Thanks so much fore inspiring me to start my own channel!
Another useful and thoughtful video thanks a lot! And as a beginner, I definitely recommend Rosalind, problems in there really helpful to understand how python or in general programming languages work. But beware hours and hours long of mind-games are waiting for you ! :D
I’ve just got into bioinformatics PhD. Got my first meeting today. Feeling this is a new step in my life. Im so excited
Thankyou so much I was enjoying the five tips a lot because I’m a sophomore in college but the ending really hit different for me as a young Afro-American I appreciate your amazing content please keep at it when you have the time #notificationsquad
Thanks for coming back! I watched your video from the beginning until the last seconds, and I loved it!
I really like your passion for real science and the way you express your ideas.
You're so lovely! Good luck in your job! Stay Healthy!
You're helping me figure out what skills I need to develop before applying for grad school! Thank you for this channel and the helpful videos.
I'm a master student in Life Science Informatics in Germany, I haven't much clue about my course because it is also Bioinformatics but different name. Thank you soooo muchhh for your informative videos, your information make clear my vision and show me path in my educational carrier. Thank you again, Greetings from Germany by Indian Heart.
@tushal
From which subject and from which university you pursued bachelors program
And
How you get German university for Master's program
Maria, thanks for coming back. Your videos are outstanding and I am sure everyone wanting to learn more about BFx is thrilled you are creating videos again. Thanks for the links!
Yes! Your videos introduced me to the topic that I wasn't aware even existed. I am visually impaired, and was trying to go for wet lab science work, and it just doesn't work out. I think this would be a much better fit for me. I'd like to use bioinformatics and genomics to learn more about my visual impairment. There is very little known right now. Thinking about reaching out to universities in other countries who study it for some of their insights and maybe even data? Thoughts?
That sounds like a great idea. Researching something that matters to you is fantastic. I’d love to read a blog or watch your videos about that journey :)
Thanks a lot, Maria. This video provides a lot of direction. I immediately clicked on this video once I went to check in on my subscriptions.
Practically speaking, I would recommend learning linux/bash and python together to head start, because real projects need you to run various bioinformatics programs in the linux environment. The first stumble you would encounter is to set up your computer environment and installing those program can be a pain in the ass.
Good to see after you long break in good health.
It was a good platform for student who want to do bioinformatics.
Thanks
Hello, Thanks a lot for your video. This was extremely helpful. I am applying to grad school for PhD in Computational Biology, I am mathematician myself. My potential projects is inclined towards modelling and simulation for genomics. Video had great ideas for beginner.
P.S. Can you please make a video on how students from Maths, Computer Science and Physics can get into Biology research?
I got an encouragement for learning bioinformatics from your channel. Please make more VDOs.
Thank you very much for this valuable tips. I am starting my journey in bioinformatics and this information sets up a good basis to work from.
Interesting how some things does not change - I did my Ph.D. 35 years ago and had the same experience reading papers in the beginning feeling frustrated because at the time almost all papers contradicted each other and it was hard to reproduce data
Thank you so very much for the time well invested. I am new to the field but with this great introduction, I'll make it.
Thank you! I just posted a newer video on this topic too, so check out my "Bioinformatics for Beginners" video today :)
Thank you for the roadmap. It really does provide many helpful tips, but please note that the command line is not a language. It's a user interface.
Your videos are very helpful for non bioinformatician like me. Cheers! Please more videos.
Here's some peer pressure for you to make more videos. I'm only starting in this field and am very lost in the tech part of it, so please make more videos. Meanwhile, I'll watch the ones you made. ✔️
Good to see you posting again!
Thank you for this video. Really needed some guidance 🙏
Very helpful.....happy that you are back
I completed graduation, postgraduation in bioinformatics and am currently doing ph.D in bioinformatics .
Hey bro I'm also interested in PhD in bioinformatics
GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN! All the best wishes to you!
This video was amazingly helpful with my research proposal for my final year project! Thank you
Really good practical advice. Thank you for sharing and providing links
Thank you!! I'm a Master student about to start my thesis with bioinformatics and was feeling very lost, but this video really helped :)
Great. You are back
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Hope you will find enough time to prepare such interesting educational videos. Take care
Thanks a million! You don’t know how much this was helpful for me. Please keep up the good work
I am done with my masters in Human genetics and I am really confused as to whether I should be pursuing a phD in computational biology. This video was really helpful for me as I do think it gave me a place to start and see if bioinformatics is my thing
You are so helpful to everyone :) thank u so much I hope you will achieve your goal :) greetings from Turkey
This was superrrr helpful. Thank you so much!
Thanks a lot, you have been very clear. Bravo
Hi María, welcome back and thanks for ur videos :)
Nice to have you back !!! You are my mentor.
Thank you very much! it was so helpful video to know from where to begin. ☺🙏
I just came across your video while search for a way to get started in the bioinformatics field with no support to plug into, i must this is like a compass i really appreciate your effort. I would really appreciate it if you could help with links to learn this python in details, if possible free links to study the python programming and other areas as well once again thank you so much look forward to more videos
Can you do a video on the scope of BioInformatics in the industry currently in 2020, and has the Pandemic put an effect in this field ? Also, how to find a job in this field ? And do I need to have a degree in BioInformatics to get into the field ?
All good questions! Adding these to my stack and may try to cover them in an upcoming video :)
This is incredible helpful! Thank you for posting. You've made things easier for me.
This is a strange question... I have my Bachelors in Biology and have been working in a Microbiology lab for +4 years but realized I dont have an interest in working in wet labs anymore and have always had an interest in Bioinformatics. Will I have to go back to college or can I learn to code, build a list of projects/resume, and get my foot in the door? I really don't want to go back to college (expensive obv) and I'm curious if not having my masters is a deal breaker for companies?
Did you finally hack this?
@@luckywanjiru It's tough because yes technically you can get a job with just projects that you've self taught yourself but why would a company hire someone who is self taught over someone with a Bachelors or Masters in Bioinformatics straight up? I taught myself to code and now I'm an Ecologist and actually use my Python and R knowledge foe Data Visualization so it wasn't completely useless I guess lol
Thanks a lot i am a UG student pursuing bioinformatics
Thanks for the great recommendations, and for the nice ending!
Thank you. Very down to earth and helpful.
very informative video , i most certainly got a handfull
Thank you! your videos really helps me to start on Bioinformatic. Greeting from Indonesia :D
This video was very helpful for me, thank you so much 🎉
Merci beaucoup pour l'orientation.
You are awesome. Please make more vidoes. I subscribed since you are very honest and clear. Thanks a lot. If you are my lecturer or a friend I will love it.
Bioinformatics is not a extension like a ‘tool’ of biology. It’s Computer Science where the input of the algorithms and the software are biology data. Bioinformaticians must have some knowledge of biology,mathematics,physics to communicate with professionals in these fields and understand how the algorithms must be built to solve a specific bio problem. Of course you can go in Bioinformatics starting from any field like f.e Biology or mathematics but it’s more difficult.
Thanks for this video. You've given me a headstart.
Loved the vid! I'm a cell biologist turned data scientist and now I want to move into bioinformatics. Are there any specific projects/problems that you'd recommend to start with when building up a bioinformatics portfolio? Thanks very much looking forward to more :)
Welcome back. I have only you as a mentor in bioinformatics
You're amazing thank you for helping me start my Bioinformatics project 😊
Subscribed .thank u for sharing
Really helpful, great you're back!
My adviser speak to me about this career but I don’t know where start, I want to work with medical area and also biology I never thought in bioinformatics, thank for your channel
Hi Dr. Nattestad, do you think that the age of 26 is a bit too late to start getting into bioinformatics? I graduated from med school last year (in Taiwan) but recently realized that clinical work doesn't interest me all that much. I would love to enroll in a US bioinformatics master's program, but as someone who currently has 0 experience in programming, I fear that my window of opportunity has passed. Do you personally know anyone who switched to bioinformatics later in life? Thanks in advance!
I wouldn't say it's too late, but you may be able to find other things you can do with your medical degree than switch completely into another field. You know this better than me, but aren't there lots of medicine-adjacent jobs or scientific fields you could try? Also I recommend the book "Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World" for anyone interested in career transitions :)
OMGenomics i will definitely check out that book. thanks!
You haven't passed the "window of opportunity" !! I am doing a Masters in Bioinformatics and I am 38 , i will hopefully finish it in 11 months, I had been a dentist for 10 years before I decided to switch to bioinformatics.. I don't regret it so far... I decided to take this route after watching Dr Nattestad's videos as i didn't know what bioinformatics was...
👋 watching from Egypt, very helpful thanks
Hi Maria good to see you back. It seems you no longer recommend learning R. Any specific reason for that?
R is great for analysis, but I recommend starting with python because it’s easier to learn and more general as a programming language than R. I also simply like the language of python better for making larger pieces of software beyond a few scripts, and as someone who likes the CS parts of bioinformatics the most, python is my favorite. If you do more statistical versions of bioinformatics research, then R is usually the most popular choice.
Thank you.
Guys I have a question. I love both biology and programming. However, in terms of research and discovering, I am more interested in health and fitness if I want to do a PhD thesis in bioinformatics. I find analyzing Genes associated with Alzheimers disease, plant response to ....., etc. Boring. I am interested in, for example, Gene associated with aging and how to suppress it. Muscle growth, improving stamina, etc. The kind of research in exercise science is what interests me. However, I feel it is something professors don't care about. Is this something worth researching in bioinformatics or will it be a waste of time in a masters degree? Your thoughts.
Just go for what you actually find interesting! You are probably better off finding a program and a professor in sports sciences to work with, and then you can always use those stats and CS skills on that research. Plenty of researchers work in fitness-related fields, so go for it!
I'm a computer engineer, with background in hardware design and web development, a Linux user for a lifetime and I found your channel. Your focus is more on people who have enough background in biology, can you explain what a computer engineer needs to learn to become a bioinformatics?
These courses are good start for someone who is absolutely new to Bioinformatics: www.coursera.org/specializations/genomic-data-science
I believe as you have a CS degree these courses are a good fit for you: www.coursera.org/specializations/bioinformatics
Great Work Maria!!
Could you please introduce a quick reference for computer scientists in order to get familiar with basic and essential biology concepts?
Is interested video all abut bioinformatics I have enjoyed so much the mixed both field biology and information thanks a lot
Very encouraging and inspiring! subbed!
Thanks, I would like see more contento like this! 😀
Nice Presentation. Maybe you need to talk more about the issues that are affecting your research. Best. Jason
Can you elaborate?
Video was great, thank you, keep it up.
yes it's impôrtant to be prepared with those useful steps
how to get the papers that helped me more for bioinformatics is there a video from yours that shows me their contents and thank you for you
Hi! Very interesting channel! I am interested in learning bioinformatics :)
My background is in biology! Thank you, you give very good and clear points to start with!
Glad to hear it :) Good luck!
thank you so much
Excellent video !
this is really helpful. thank you
you are so great, following you from now, give us some of your time
I'm glad to see you here again! Let me ask, do you think Biotechnology is a good major to get into Bioinformatics? I
Probably! It's more about whether the courses cover what you are interested in and whether you can get some research experience along the way, if research is what you want :)
@@OMGenomics Thank you for your response! :)
I love the video , thanks for sharing it
Thank you so much.
Be a self-driven genius got it not too difficult. What is the bare minimum I need to learn before enrolling in a biome informatics degree? Because honestly this whole thing is too daunting
It will help if you know how to code, but the bare minimum to start the degree is just whatever the specific program requires. What I discuss in this video includes what some of the courses a degree program would hopefully cover. What they expect you to know coming into it varies greatly by the program though.
This is the video that I needed 🙏🙏🙏
what are the bigest problems that you see in the bioinformatic field? I mean, talking about people preparation, better equipment maybe the disconection between the people that desing the experiment and the person that just analyze data witout thakin other considerations
Thank you 🙏🏼
Thank you 💖
Thanks for back!