Bioinformatics training programs are hot but the labor market is not

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 58-62

  Black, Grant C ^a   Stephan, Paula E ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Computational biology; Labor demand; Labor supply; Training program

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; BIOINFORMATICS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL STUDENT; REVIEW;

EID: 14844290325     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.2005.494033012428     Document Type: Review

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