i have an idea about bioinformatics but i wanna know about the career oppurtunities in it?
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The field of bioinformatics produces graduates with a strong understanding of bioinformatics and computational biology. Students explore aspects of microbiology, biochemistry, chemistry, genetics and the commercialisation aspects of biotechnology. \n\nEmployment Opportunities:\nBioinformatics is an expanding area and there is a worldwide need for people trained in this field, both in research institutions and industry. Work in biotechnology cuts across several industrial and service sectors including health, agriculture, aquaculture environment, forestry, law and commerce. The Bachelor of Biotechnology can lead to career paths in the following areas: \n\nPharmaceutical, chemical, food, diagnostics companies. \nLegal and consulting companies. \nGovernment agencies, Research Institutes and Universities.
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Depends which area of science you're interested in, at school I thought genetics would be interesting (with all the stuff in the news) so I did a genetics degree and am now working as a research scientist and have been working on the genetics of various diseases. \n\nEven within molecular biology there's lots of things you can go into, I'd say see what you like and take it from there...
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The use of computers to handle biological information. The term is often used to describe computational molecular biology – the use of computers to store, search and characterize the genetic code of genes, the proteins linked to each gene and their associated functions.
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Major in biology\nAlthough there has been a tremendous revolution in the biological sciences in the past twenty years, there is still a great deal that remains to be discovered. The completion of the sequencing of the human genome, as well as the genomes of most agriculturally and scientifically important plants and animals, has increased the possibilities of genetic research immeasurably. Expedient and inexpensive access to comprehensive genetic data has become a reality, with billions of sequenced nucleotides already online and annotated. Now that the rapid sequencing of arbitrarily large genomes has become a simple, if not trivial affair, a much greater challenge will be elucidating function of the extraordinarily complex web of interacting proteins, dubbed the proteome, that constitutes and powers all living things. Genetic engineering has become the gold standard in protein research, and major research progress has been made using a wide variety of techniques, including:
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Hi,\n\nbiotechnology is great field:\n\nBiotechnology is technology based on biology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. The UN Convention on Biological Diversity has come up with one of many definitions of biotechnology:[1]\n"Biotechnology means any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use."\n\n( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotechnology )\n\nRead the page and you'll see how versatile and interesting a biotechnology specialist is.
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Hi, \nThere is little doubt that in very near future biotech is going to be the field you want to be in. But you must realize that biotech is a research oriented area. There is a very high chance that you would end up in the academia or in the research division of some company. To be taken seriously as a researcher you must have at least a master's degree under your belt. If you have a Ph. D., it can't get any better. Even Indian biotech companies are reluctant to hire you unless you are an M.Tech or an M.Sc.\n\nMy point is that although biotech is a VERY promising area, you need specialization. So although B.Tech. by itself is not  sufficient, it definitely is a stepping stone for you. And looking at it from this perspective, it most certainly IS a valuable course.
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The list of schools that do research in this area is long. What you have to do is visit each schools' website and look into the faculty research sections. Personal projects and majors become so specialized at the graduate level that it takes a lot more to narrow down the right school. Check on gradschools.com for a broad search and then do some research into each school. Remember that microarrays may be a "hot" area right now, but cancer and aids research will be hot until the epidemics are over and we all know that is a very long way off. Biotechnology and bioinformatics have MANY different applications. Good Luck.
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(m)\n\nBioinformatics is the application of computer technology to the management of biological information. Computers are used to gather, store, analyze and integrate biological and genetic information which can then be applied to gene-based drug discovery and development. The need for Bioinformatics capabilities has been precipitated by the explosion of publicly available genomic information resulting from the Human Genome Project. The goal of this project - determination of the sequence of the entire human genome (approximately three billion base pairs) - will be reached by the year 2002. The science of Bioinformatics, which is the melding of molecular biology with computer science, is essential to the use of genomic information in understanding human diseases and in the identification of new molecular targets for drug discovery. In recognition of this, many universities, government institutions and pharmaceutical firms have formed bioinformatics groups, consisting of computational biologists and bioinformatics computer scientists. Such groups will be key to unraveling the mass of information generated by large scale sequencing efforts underway in laboratories around the world.
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Bioinformatics is the application of computer science, mathematics, and statistics to solve biological problems.\n\nA standard example is in virus drug resistance.  Sequence the DNA of someone's virus, then compare it (using statistical analysis) to other sequences that you know to be resistant to certain drugs.  If you find a match, then the patient is probably resistant to the same drug.\n\nAnother common application is data mining.  You take a huge database with thousands of pieces of information, and you search for threads of correlation.  This allows you to come up with relationships that are not apparent because of the sheer size of the data.
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I suggest you look at the following links\n\ncolleges in  india with biotech programs\ntop colleges in india
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Well, the choice is entirely up to you. What are you interested in?\n\nWould you like to pursue a career in medical sciences? choose biotech, it's a rising career.\n\nElectronics and mechanics are pretty old players of the block. You get into these through a good college, say IIT, or DCE, then you are bound to reach a rewarding place.\n\nBut the question really is - what interests you? \nBecause if you're just gonna do something just for the sake of doing it, then it wont work. because you're not gonna like it.\n\nFind out what you really want to do, and who you want to be for the rest of your life.
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Biotech is an interdisciplinary field. After doing B.Tech you can do masters, Phd & research in a specialised field, get a job in a biopharmaceutical company or you can do a course in clinical research. If you do not like research you can do MBA after B.Tech and work as an MBA, maybe even in a biotech company. There are courses available for Biotech - MBA as well. As for Biotech you should be sure about what exactly you want to do since the courseware of biotech may overlap with many other courses such as Bioengineering, Biological Sciences, etc.
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Besides the usual teaching/medical route, you could also consider careers in: \n\nPublic Health Genetics\nPharmacogenomics\nEpidemiology\nNanotechnology\nHealth Law\nBioethics\nMolecular Anthropology\nForensics
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Bioinformatics is the use of techniques from applied mathematics, informatics, statistics, and computer science to solve biological problems.
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Bioinformatics is using computer to analyse bio-data. Such as a huge data base of human genome, or what they are working on now - the human proteome. \n\nBiotechnology is a really wide topic, can include gene manipulation, amplification, forensics etc etc. Such as putting a jelly fish glow gene into a mice so it glows in dark. Really cool stuff. Protein manipulations, etc etc etc
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Career Opportunities in Biology \n\nThis section includes brief descriptions of a few selected careers in biology and medicine, and how they relate to the Biology major at Muhlenberg. We have included some suggested courses for each career goal to help you think about how to organize your curriculum around your goals.\n\nBiomedical research :: Cancer research :: Cell/Molecular biology :: Genetics :: Developmental biology \nThere are currently abundant opportunities in academic institutions, medical schools, the government, and pharmaceutical industry for individuals with training in modern biotechnology. You can work in these settings with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree as a technician, or as a scientist with a Ph.D. Many students may work for one or two years following graduation in one of these settings with only their B.S. from Muhlenberg. A lifetime career in one of these areas generally requires a Ph.D., although there now exist some specialized M.S. programs that are designed to prepare students for a technical career in the biotechnology industry. Currently, individuals with an M.D. are working in these areas, but this is likely to decrease in the future, given changes in the American medical establishment. If you are interested in working in one of these areas, even for a relatively short period of time, you should plan to take: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology. You should also take two years of Chemistry, a year of Physics, Calculus, and perhaps Physical Chemistry, particularly if you are interested in a biochemically-oriented position (e.g., working in a pharmaceutical setting). Laboratory research experience is generally required for admission to graduate programs.\n\nNeuroscience \nThe expectations for graduate study and a career in Neuroscience are similar to the above section, with additional emphasis on Psychology. Students interested in a career in Neuroscience should take the usual two years of Chemistry, and one year each of Physics and Calculus. Upper level Biology courses that you should take include: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Comparative Anatomy, Development Biology, General Physiology, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Advanced Topics in Neuroscience, and Transmission Electron Microscopy. Courses in other Departments include: Mind and Brain, Introductory Psychology, Cognitive Processes, Biological Psychology, Sensation and Perception, and Philosophy of Mind. Once again, laboratory research experience is an expectation of graduate programs in this area.\n\nEcology :: Evolutionary biology\nStudents interested in careers as a professional ecologist or evolutionary biologist should prepare for graduate school. Individuals work in these fields with Bachelors’, Masters’, and Ph.D. degrees. If you are interested in a career in these areas you should take Ecology, Evolution, Field Botany and Plant Ecology, and Genetics. You will also need to take Statistics, and a year of Physics, Calculus, and Chemistry. Significant field research experience is also a must. You may also want to enroll in Botany, Comparative Anatomy, Ethology, General Physiology, Molecular Biology, Ornithology, Physiological Ecology, Plant Evolutionary Biology, Zoology, the special field experience trips to Costa Rica and/or Bermuda, and Advanced Statistics.\n\nApplied ecology :: Environmental management :: Forestry\nStudents majoring in Biology may seek employment or graduate education in applied ecology and related fields. If you are interested in one of these areas plan on taking Ecology, Field Botany and Plant Ecology, Genetics, and Conservation and Restoration Ecology (to be added to the curriculum soon). You should also enroll in Statistics, Microeconomics, and complete a year of Physics, Calculus, and Chemistry. Other courses you should consider are: Botany, Ethology, General Physiology, Physiological Ecology, Plant Evolutionary Biology, Ornithology, Inve
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yaaa, you can know abt the available biotech jobs from india through many sites,,\nto say particularly, bangalore provides good job openings in the biotech industry.\nto know more about bangalore biotech companies, visit www.bangalorebio.com\nit will be very useful..