Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics is a multidisciplinary field that includes the use of molecular biology, mathematics, computer science, mathematical modelling for the study of broad biological data sets. Bioinformatics helps to understand biomolecules at the molecular level using various visualisation tools, machine learning, evolutionary genetics, DNA sequencing, drug creation, precision medicine, data processing and interpretation. It is the emerging field of information technology and the artificial intelligence revolution in the country.
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KEY SKILLS
Multitasking
Independence
Communication
Curiosity
Analytical reasoning
PROS
Suitable for those who like to solve problems mentally
The perfect career for you, if you like to work indoors
High salary package
You can work independently
CONS
Extensive skill, knowledge and experience are required.
Long working hours
OPPORTUNITY TYPES
GOT WHAT IT TAKES?
Pharmaceutical companies
Biomedical Organizations
Research Institutes
Hospitals
Biotechnology Scientific Research Institutes
You follow set procedures and routines.
You like searching for facts and solve problems mentally.
You are good with calculations and statistical analysis
KEY OPPORTUNITIES
Wipro
Reliance
IBM Life sciences
Sun Pharma
Torrent Pharmaceuticals
Biscon
GVK Biosciences
Silicon Genetics and Tessella
Books
Podcasts
Networking Groups
Interesting Facts about the career
BLAST(Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) is so fast that the developers had to intentionally slow down the code so that it doesn't overheat the servers.
Over 1 billion people have searched the NCBI protein database for their own name.
If a scientist looked at the DNA sequence of a banana and compared it to the DNA of a human, it wouldn't be aligned. "You share 50 per cent of your DNA with each of your parents. But with bananas, we share about 50 per cent of our genes, which turns out to be only about 1 per cent of our DNA,"