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Translational Bioinformatics Curricula in Graduate Biomedical Informatics Programs

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Today, most biomedical disciplines have significant computational components. Many depend on collection, management and analysis of data from genes and gene products. There is a continuum of educational needs in bioinformatics from exposure to bioinformatics concepts, to skills development toward using bioinformatics tools, to the ability to undertake research toward development of new methods in bioinformatics. The former often takes place through graduate programs in the basic biomedical sciences alongside biomedical coursework and research training. Training for those who undertake research and develop new computational methods in bioinformatics is traditionally offered through stand-alone bioinformatics graduate programs and often with broad pan-biology scope. Certain bioinformatics programs are offered as a track or specialty area within a biomedical informatics graduate program. These programs generally focus on bioinformatics targeted at improvements in human health, or Translational Bioinformatics (TBI). The focus of this chapter is on curricula and delivery of Translational Bioinformatics programs offered within the umbrella of a biomedical informatics graduate program.

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  1. PI, Gulf Coast Regional Extension Center, UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics, Houston, TX, USA

    Susan H. Fenton

  2. Center for Precision Health, UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI), Houston, TX, USA

    Assaf Gottlieb

  3. Clinical Research Informatics, UT Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Meredith Nahm Zozus

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Fenton, S.H., Gottlieb, A., Zozus, M.N. (2020). Translational Bioinformatics Curricula in Graduate Biomedical Informatics Programs. In: Berner, E.S. (eds) Informatics Education in Healthcare. Health Informatics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53813-2_5

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