Bioinformatics Capstone

BINF 4225
Open Closing on December 21, 2024 / 1 spot left
Langara College
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Faculty
2
Timeline
  • January 2, 2025
    Experience start
  • May 1, 2025
    Experience end
Experience
1 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries
Categories
Data visualization Data analysis Healthcare Biotechnology Environmental sustainability
Skills
metabolomics proteomics protein biochemistry
Learner goals and capabilities

This research-based course offers students the opportunity to apply and integrate knowledge and skills gained in previous courses and during their work internship experience. Students will take on an independent, personalized project, that explores a specific “real-world” question or problem in bioinformatics, while also practicing and developing important employment and entrepreneurial skills including leadership, time management, scientific communication, data presentation, problem-solving, and critical thinking.


Learners
Graduate
Advanced levels
10 learners
Project
20 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

A 20-minute presentation describing the results of their project


Project timeline
  • January 2, 2025
    Experience start
  • May 1, 2025
    Experience end
Project Examples
  • Perform an analysis or develop bioinformatics tools that aid in the analysis of biological or biomedical data.
  • Write a written report documenting the results of the analysis or describing the tool.
  • Publish the results of the project in the form of a website describing the work or as a web interface for the tool
  • Perform appropriate data curation (using databases and cloud-based facilities, as appropriate) following best practices regarding data security and privacy
  • Decide on appropriate action for licensing and/or distributing computer analysis tools developed in their work


Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a quick phone/virtual call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the experience.

Provide a dedicated contact person who is available for weekly/bi-weekly drop-ins to address learners’ questions as well as periodic messages over the duration of the project.

How is your project relevant to the experience?