Five unique traits of effective computational biologist
Bioinformatics research is driven by large set of software, scripts, and tools to analyse gigantic biological data. Being a great biological programmer or bioinformatician involves more than writing code that works. The biological programmers who rise to the top ranks of their profession are not ...Tags: Biological Programmers, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Programmers, Traits, Perl
3912 days ago
Computational Proteomics : Lets remember the basics
I spend some of my valuable time in computational drug designing sector. I remember my initial proteomics days, playing with interactive protein visualization software and dreaming big. Fortunately or unfortunately, I switched to genomics and handling the genomic floods in Petabytes which is expe...Tags: Computational Proteomics, Computational Biology, Computer aided-drug design, Bioinformatics
3449 days ago
Five points for bioinformatics software/tools
In the bioinformatics sector we mostly spend time on computational analysis of huge amounts of data and try to make sense of it, biologically. But, most of the newbie bioinformaticians are faced with dilemma when they receive biological sequence data for the first time. They mostly found confusin...Tags: Bioinformatics, Open Source, OBF, Tools, Software, Computational Biology
3669 days ago
The DNA of a Successful Bioinformatician decoded !!!
Many blogs exist about successful bioinformatician, but this blog so far now is my personal view on characteristics of successful bioinformatician or computational biologist. Hmm … of course these views are subjective to my own personal experiences and therefore I don't claim that th...Tags: Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Strategy, Life, Work culture, Respect
3669 days ago
XAMPP: Starting Apache fail Ubuntu
Once you install XAMMP on linux, the most common problem you face is Apache failure. To fix the issues please use following command to first stop and then again start it. sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 stop sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop sudo /etc/init.d/proftpd stop sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start  ...Tags: Bioinformatics, Xammp, Server, Website, Apache, Database, MyPHP, Admin, Simple way, Linux Server, Linux Filesystem
3581 days ago
The 5 reasons to mistakes at bioinformatics work !!!
When you're just starting out with biological programming, it's easy to run into complex problems that make you wonder how anyone has ever managed to write a program. There are some problems that trip up nearly every bioinformatician--everything from getting started understanding the biological p...Tags: Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Mistakes, Rules, Deadline, Reasons
2068 days ago
Dynamic chromosome breakpoints !!!
Cell division involves the distribution of identical genetic material, DNA, to two daughters’ cells. During this process, duplicated deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) goes through a condensation and decondensation process. This is followed by nuclear envelope dissolution, mitotic spindle assembly...Tags: Bioinformatics, Genome, Chromosome, Breaks, Breakpoints, EBRs, Recombination, Cross-over, Abnormalities, DNA
3514 days ago
List of universities offering Bachelor or Master bioinformatics degree in Pakistan
There are a lot of universities offering Bachelor or Master degree in Pakistan. Following are the list of few intitute/universities Bachelor/ BS Bioinformatics at1. Al-khair University, Bhimber2. Government College University, Faisalabad3. University Of Agriculture, Faisalabad4. Comsats Institut...Tags: List, University, Bachelor, Master, Degree, Pakistan, Future, Scope, Bioinformatics
2472 days ago
How to Prepare your Bioinformatics CV ?
Preparing a CV is also an art as well as a requirement for a person applying for a job . Curriculum Vitae is the first impression on the employer so it should be the best.How It can be the best can be learnt.Here is a link where you can get guidelines on how CV can be prepared and a sample also. ...Tags: Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Education, Study, CV, Jobs, Prepare, University, Degree
3335 days ago
Bioinformatics PhDs - Cover Letter
OverviewThe reception your cover letter will receive is more varied and unpredictable than the other elements of your application packet. Some readers, especially at large research universities, will skip it entirely, and focus instead on more direct indicators of your academic achievements...Tags: Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Education, Study, University, Degree, Letter, Cover, PhD
3328 days ago