BIOINFORMATICS IN LOUISIANA
As more research labs and biomedical projects integrate bioinformatics tools to advance their work, it is imperative to increase one’s knowledge and abilities to handle bioinformatics topics. In order to ensure that Louisiana universities and students continue to raise proficiencies, we initiated a multifaceted collaboration to provide unique education and training resources. These include virtual education modules, career and internship opportunities, and hands-on educational and training programs on the latest bioinformatics analysis including skill-building workshops. These efforts are complementary to the other LBRN and BioMMED activities that accelerate the growth of molecular and cellular biology and bioinformatics knowledge and capabilities in Louisiana.
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ELEVATE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH:
Developed in collaboration with universities across the world and leading experts in bioinformatics, OmicsLogic is a comprehensive and flexible program designed to help students, faculty and industry succeed in the age of data. This program will help you learn what you need to know to advance scientific research and participate in the future of biomedicine. Learn how to mine high-throughput data and discover new insights -- without needing to learn how to code.
We provide a variety of learning options for independent study and also jointly teach bioinformatics certificate and degree programs in conjunction with universities and their faculty.
WE OFFER:
- Free online, individual courses with the building block basics for independent study.
- Paid online, individual courses featuring hot new technologies and methods.
- In-person 1-2-3 day workshops including the option to customize the content.
- University-affiliated and accredited 3-6 months certification programs.
- Core curriculum degree programs customized and developed in collaboration with universities and research networks, instructed by Pine.bio and university faculty.
Gain Hands-on Experience in Bioinformatics:
Go quickly from learning to doing. Overcome the limitation of traditional MOOCs that focus on theory or complete technical skills, these courses combine the two without making the practical projects too technical.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES
Experience Biomedical Data Research and Discovery in Academic and Industry Applications.
Testimonials
Researchers and students describe how OmicsLogic gives them an edge.
Dr. Melyssa Bratton, Professor of Biological Sciences
“In the LBRN Summer Bioinformatics Training Program, my group was in the Targeted Medicine study…While we only had a few months to work on this project, I learned a great deal about pipeline development and machine learning in general. I followed this up with a short course on next generation sequencing called OmicsLogic, Genomic DNA analysis which reinforced what I had already learned in the previous summer course. I really like the plug and play pipeline that PineBio has developed and think it is a great teaching tool for undergraduate and graduate bioinformatics students.”
Dr. Konstantin “Gus” Kousoulas
“We live in a world in which discoveries of new drugs and therapies for human and animal diseases increasingly depend on our ability to analyze huge amounts of genetic and biochemical data using advanced software and fast computers. Bioinformatics is the discipline that teaches how to analyze biological data such as the human genome for the discovery of new drug targets and individualized therapies for cancer and other diseases.”
Ramesh Subramanian, PhD, LBRN Program Coordinator
“Graduates of this hands-on data science program immediately apply lessons learned to their research and are much more competitive in the long term.”
Chukwumaobim Nwokwu, PhD Molecular Science and Nanotechnology
“My research aims to identify novel microRNAs that modulate some of these repair proteins,” Nwokwu said. “MicroRNAs represent attractive therapeutic targets since they can be easily synthesized both in their sense and antisense (inhibitory) orientation for treatment of a variety of diseases. In a similar vein, developing a high-throughput microprobe-based technology to purify exosomes and analyze the miRNAs they carry, will offer a precise and non-invasive alternative for diagnosis and monitoring of biological disorders, with the potential for automated exosomal RNA isolation and analyses.”
Dr. Ian Townley, Professor of Practice
“Pine Biotech has done a great job putting together concise, informative, project based program around bioinformatics topics. They also have a pipeline to analyze data that seems robust and comprehensive for almost any type of bioinformatic analysis. I say this as a scientist and an educator.”
Louisiana Partners in Bioinformatics Research and Training
Louisiana Biomedical Research Network (LBRN) was established in September 2001 with Biomedical Research Infrastructure Networks (BRIN) funding by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) Grant P20RR016456, the LBRN is committed to raising the research competitiveness of Louisiana researchers.
