A review of bioinformatics education in Germany

Briefings in Bioinformatics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 232-242

  Koch, Ina ^a,b   Fuellen, Georg ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WILDAU   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bachelors degree; Bioinformatics; BMBF; Curriculum; DFG; Diploma; Education; Germany; Master's degree

Indexed keywords

BIOINFORMATICS; COURSE CONTENT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FUNDING; GERMANY; MASTERS EDUCATION; REVIEW; UNIVERSITY;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; GENOMICS; GERMANY;

EID: 43149093527     PISSN: 14675463     EISSN: 14774054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbn006     Document Type: Review

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