Computational Biology Trends and Careers

From Anita Borg Institute Wiki

Panelists: Manasi Vartak (Worcester Polytechnic Institute), Olena Marchenko (Colby College), Nancy Amato (Texas A&M University), Anne Condon (University of British Columbia), Stephanie Taylor (Colby College)

Computational Biology has recently become one of the fastest growing areas of computer science. This panel will be an informative and discussion-oriented session that will provide an introduction to the field of computational biology, address its current trends and challenges, and discuss careers available to computer scientists with and without a background in biology. The hour-long panel will comprise of three short presentations followed by an open discussion session.

Link to slide deck: File:GHC CompBio.pdf