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i am currently doing bachelors BS degree in bioinformatics, its my last year of degree, and your videos has taught and uncover soo much more about bioinformatics than i have ever got to know in the 3 years of my BS degree. i feel like i am learning bioinformatics from scratch and getting to know what actually is bioinformatics and what its like to be a bioinformatician... Genuinely love your content, your videos and the way you explain things😍

Yes you’re back! You’ve been a big reason why I’m a PhD student studying bioinformatics.

Thanks a lot. I am a PhD Student working on plant genome assembly and annotation. Your video is very hepfull for me. I have no background in bioinformatics. So I struggle a lot. "Learning by doing" in South Korea. No help..no support...It is very hard. But I keep going. KZfaq, github, and R plateforms help me a lot. Thanks again

Thank you so much for linking these steps together and how data in bioinformatics helps to reveal bigger truths in biology. Excited to read more papers in my field.

Oh my, such valuable videos here. I just graduated with a bachelors in Biology and I am stuck on how to move forward. Trying to find a specialization or skill that I want to learn and apply moving forward to get a job, and I feel like bioinformatics can be extremely useful in todays biotechnology industry. Will definitely look into it based on what you said in this video. Thank you so much ur a geniussss

You are one of those rare people who can explain and present bio soo beautifully. I watched one of your seminar recently and that was one of the best presentation i have seen. Thank you very much for that!

Your videos have helped me so much, I’m currently an 18 year old apprentice working in a cell engineering R&D group. I started looking at bioinformatics and now I’m hooked, I’m learning python and hope to start applying some programs in my everyday lab work.

Recent CS grad, newly interested in this field. Your videos have been so helpful, thank you!

Thanks Maria. I am from Africa and there seem to be a dearth of bioinformaticians on the continent. Your videos inspire and I am considering going into Bioinformatics after my PhD (Microbiology).

Thanks for coming back! Good to see you're uploading again.

OMGG, I miss so much your videos. I am in my junior year of bioengineering in Peru and I super interested in bioinformatics. Your videos have helped me so much to start learning the basics of this wonderful set of tools. Thank you and I wish you the best in all your projects.

I received some financial help to do a Phd in bioinformatics, I would have rejected the whole thing (coz bioinformatics seemed completely intractable at first) if it wasn't for your encouraging words. Much love and respect

I’ve just got into bioinformatics PhD. Got my first meeting today. Feeling this is a new step in my life. Im so excited

Hi, is wonderful to see you again, please don´t disappear any more. Your courses are amazing. Best

Since this video is for beginners and as Maria is welcoming people to share, here's my first hand experience from learning programming to actually getting published. First, I went through an Introduction to Python course that got me familiar with loops, conditions, lists, arrays and dataframes. Now this was proving more than difficult because I had no practical way to apply what I was learning. So I went directly to the last step. Papers! Found some articles that were fairly easy for me to understand. From these I found some web based tools with simple use cases that generated data. After understanding what these tools were doing, I figured I should try to reproduce the papers using my newly earned python skill, mostly dataframes and csv module. What I did unique was I used my own sample space. So I didn't reproduce the experiments, I reproduced the experimental model on a different sample set. 3 months later, I had a concrete dataset, and I had learned the basic statistical values from those papers to extrapolate new information from my samples. While this was on going I contacted one of my professors who had used Bioinformatics tools in his own work. He suggested i publish my findings. Fast forward another 3 months and I had my first publication. All from my own computer, without getting inside a lab or doing wet work. Not bragging or anything. Seemed like this was a good place to share my journey for others to learn from or at least get started. Ps. Currently working on a script that can eliminate most of the manual work I had to do so I can work with larger sample spaces. I also wanted to find an alternative to the web-based tools. There are python modules that work ofline on your computer so you won't have to get on the web. Cheers Link to my paper: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7835092/

Another useful and thoughtful video thanks a lot! And as a beginner, I definitely recommend Rosalind, problems in there really helpful to understand how python or in general programming languages work. But beware hours and hours long of mind-games are waiting for you ! :D

Hell yes! You are back ? Thanks so much fore inspiring me to start my own channel!

Thankyou so much I was enjoying the five tips a lot because I’m a sophomore in college but the ending really hit different for me as a young Afro-American I appreciate your amazing content please keep at it when you have the time #notificationsquad

Practically speaking, I would recommend learning linux/bash and python together to head start, because real projects need you to run various bioinformatics programs in the linux environment. The first stumble you would encounter is to set up your computer environment and installing those program can be a pain in the ass.

Interesting how some things does not change - I did my Ph.D. 35 years ago and had the same experience reading papers in the beginning feeling frustrated because at the time almost all papers contradicted each other and it was hard to reproduce data

Thanks for coming back! I watched your video from the beginning until the last seconds, and I loved it! I really like your passion for real science and the way you express your ideas. You're so lovely! Good luck in your job! Stay Healthy!

You're helping me figure out what skills I need to develop before applying for grad school! Thank you for this channel and the helpful videos.

I'm a master student in Life Science Informatics in Germany, I haven't much clue about my course because it is also Bioinformatics but different name. Thank you soooo muchhh for your informative videos, your information make clear my vision and show me path in my educational carrier. Thank you again, Greetings from Germany by Indian Heart.

I am done with my masters in Human genetics and I am really confused as to whether I should be pursuing a phD in computational biology. This video was really helpful for me as I do think it gave me a place to start and see if bioinformatics is my thing

Thanks a lot, Maria. This video provides a lot of direction. I immediately clicked on this video once I went to check in on my subscriptions.

Hello, Thanks a lot for your video. This was extremely helpful. I am applying to grad school for PhD in Computational Biology, I am mathematician myself. My potential projects is inclined towards modelling and simulation for genomics. Video had great ideas for beginner. P.S. Can you please make a video on how students from Maths, Computer Science and Physics can get into Biology research?

Here's some peer pressure for you to make more videos. I'm only starting in this field and am very lost in the tech part of it, so please make more videos. Meanwhile, I'll watch the ones you made. ✔️

Thank you for the roadmap. It really does provide many helpful tips, but please note that the command line is not a language. It's a user interface.

Good to see after you long break in good health. It was a good platform for student who want to do bioinformatics. Thanks

Yes! Your videos introduced me to the topic that I wasn't aware even existed. I am visually impaired, and was trying to go for wet lab science work, and it just doesn't work out. I think this would be a much better fit for me. I'd like to use bioinformatics and genomics to learn more about my visual impairment. There is very little known right now. Thinking about reaching out to universities in other countries who study it for some of their insights and maybe even data? Thoughts?

Maria, thanks for coming back. Your videos are outstanding and I am sure everyone wanting to learn more about BFx is thrilled you are creating videos again. Thanks for the links!

I completed graduation, postgraduation in bioinformatics and am currently doing ph.D in bioinformatics .

I got an encouragement for learning bioinformatics from your channel. Please make more VDOs.

Thank you very much for this valuable tips. I am starting my journey in bioinformatics and this information sets up a good basis to work from.

Your videos are very helpful for non bioinformatician like me. Cheers! Please more videos.

Thank you!! I'm a Master student about to start my thesis with bioinformatics and was feeling very lost, but this video really helped :)

I just came across your video while search for a way to get started in the bioinformatics field with no support to plug into, i must this is like a compass i really appreciate your effort. I would really appreciate it if you could help with links to learn this python in details, if possible free links to study the python programming and other areas as well once again thank you so much look forward to more videos

Bioinformatics is not a extension like a ‘tool’ of biology. It’s Computer Science where the input of the algorithms and the software are biology data. Bioinformaticians must have some knowledge of biology,mathematics,physics to communicate with professionals in these fields and understand how the algorithms must be built to solve a specific bio problem. Of course you can go in Bioinformatics starting from any field like f.e Biology or mathematics but it’s more difficult.

Thank you so very much for the time well invested. I am new to the field but with this great introduction, I'll make it.

This video was amazingly helpful with my research proposal for my final year project! Thank you

Great. You are back 👍 Hope you will find enough time to prepare such interesting educational videos. Take care

GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN! All the best wishes to you!

Thank you for this video. Really needed some guidance 🙏

Can you do a video on the scope of BioInformatics in the industry currently in 2020, and has the Pandemic put an effect in this field ? Also, how to find a job in this field ? And do I need to have a degree in BioInformatics to get into the field ?

You are so helpful to everyone :) thank u so much I hope you will achieve your goal :) greetings from Turkey

Really good practical advice. Thank you for sharing and providing links

Very helpful.....happy that you are back

Thanks a million! You don’t know how much this was helpful for me. Please keep up the good work

Thanks a lot i am a UG student pursuing bioinformatics

Thank you very much! it was so helpful video to know from where to begin. ☺🙏

My adviser speak to me about this career but I don’t know where start, I want to work with medical area and also biology I never thought in bioinformatics, thank for your channel

Good to see you posting again!

Thanks a lot, you have been very clear. Bravo

Hi María, welcome back and thanks for ur videos :)

Loved the vid! I'm a cell biologist turned data scientist and now I want to move into bioinformatics. Are there any specific projects/problems that you'd recommend to start with when building up a bioinformatics portfolio? Thanks very much looking forward to more :)

Could you please introduce a quick reference for computer scientists in order to get familiar with basic and essential biology concepts?

Thank you! your videos really helps me to start on Bioinformatic. Greeting from Indonesia :D

This was superrrr helpful. Thank you so much!

This is incredible helpful! Thank you for posting. You've made things easier for me.

Nice to have you back !!! You are my mentor.

I'm a computer engineer, with background in hardware design and web development, a Linux user for a lifetime and I found your channel. Your focus is more on people who have enough background in biology, can you explain what a computer engineer needs to learn to become a bioinformatics?

This is a strange question... I have my Bachelors in Biology and have been working in a Microbiology lab for +4 years but realized I dont have an interest in working in wet labs anymore and have always had an interest in Bioinformatics. Will I have to go back to college or can I learn to code, build a list of projects/resume, and get my foot in the door? I really don't want to go back to college (expensive obv) and I'm curious if not having my masters is a deal breaker for companies?

You are awesome. Please make more vidoes. I subscribed since you are very honest and clear. Thanks a lot. If you are my lecturer or a friend I will love it.

Merci beaucoup pour l'orientation.

You're amazing thank you for helping me start my Bioinformatics project 😊

what are the bigest problems that you see in the bioinformatic field? I mean, talking about people preparation, better equipment maybe the disconection between the people that desing the experiment and the person that just analyze data witout thakin other considerations

Thank you. Very down to earth and helpful.

Welcome back. I have only you as a mentor in bioinformatics

This video was very helpful for me, thank you so much 🎉

Guys I have a question. I love both biology and programming. However, in terms of research and discovering, I am more interested in health and fitness if I want to do a PhD thesis in bioinformatics. I find analyzing Genes associated with Alzheimers disease, plant response to ....., etc. Boring. I am interested in, for example, Gene associated with aging and how to suppress it. Muscle growth, improving stamina, etc. The kind of research in exercise science is what interests me. However, I feel it is something professors don't care about. Is this something worth researching in bioinformatics or will it be a waste of time in a masters degree? Your thoughts.

Be a self-driven genius got it not too difficult. What is the bare minimum I need to learn before enrolling in a biome informatics degree? Because honestly this whole thing is too daunting

Thanks for the great recommendations, and for the nice ending!

very informative video , i most certainly got a handfull

Thanks for this video. You've given me a headstart.

Hi, I have a background in Biochemistry and a self taught programmer. I have never practiced biochemistry. I'm a web developer with 2 years experience working with python. I'm struggling with web development like not understanding OOP and algorithmic thinking. Do you think I can be good in Bioinformatics?

Is interested video all abut bioinformatics I have enjoyed so much the mixed both field biology and information thanks a lot

I'm glad to see you here again! Let me ask, do you think Biotechnology is a good major to get into Bioinformatics? I

Hi Dr. Nattestad, do you think that the age of 26 is a bit too late to start getting into bioinformatics? I graduated from med school last year (in Taiwan) but recently realized that clinical work doesn't interest me all that much. I would love to enroll in a US bioinformatics master's program, but as someone who currently has 0 experience in programming, I fear that my window of opportunity has passed. Do you personally know anyone who switched to bioinformatics later in life? Thanks in advance!

👋 watching from Egypt, very helpful thanks

Hi Maria good to see you back. It seems you no longer recommend learning R. Any specific reason for that?

Hi, I have a question from 2023. You mentioned reading papers, can you say HOW to find that paper that me as a beginner start reading it and then go deep to many papers THANKS

I'm more like an IT guy trying to jump into bioinformatics, how hard would be? because I (think) understand programing and problem solving, but some biology concepts can be very confuse

Nice Presentation. Maybe you need to talk more about the issues that are affecting your research. Best. Jason

hey! I loved the information you shared. I am a Statistics undergrad and I want to explore the bioinformatics field. I know python, SAS and SPSS and basics in other languages. I dont know any biology. How should I explore the field as a beginner?

Good evening OMGenomics, I am currently a student in Machine learning in Cameroon and as part of a project I would like to set up a model capable of predicting the behavior of proteins expressed by cancer cells when they are subjected to certain drugs. But I am a bit lost on the approach to adopt, I would like to please have some advice (What is the dataset to use?, the most appropriate models?, how to manage negative examples? etc)

Really helpful, great you're back!

Can you please suggest some free courses on bioinformatics theory and application ?

Subscribed .thank u for sharing

Could you kindly tell me if I have done the first 4 steps how can I solve problems and projects? Thanks.

Thanks for video. I wish to construct Multi-Gene Phylogenetic tree. Im not getting where to start for Mr. Bayes, RAxML..etc..Can u make an video on that please?

Is it possible to start as a field service engineer working with analyzer and studying biology/CS. CURRENTLY on the field working on instruments. Thanks 👍

Thank you.

Hi, I have electronic engineer background and I have been working as software developer since since 2015. I am fluent in Java, C#, bash script. Recently, I am studying biology and trying to change my career to bioinformatics. So what would you recommend to a person who already knows programming? Should I still need to learn python? What field should I focus on biology and statistics?

I don't want to invent any theorem, equation, formula in phd. Is it ok if find only application of existing formula, equation and theorem or software tools to analyse data

you are so great, following you from now, give us some of your time

Thanks, I would like see more contento like this! 😀

Great Work Maria!!

Im currently in medical school and start a computer science major soon during med school. What would you recommend to practice before starting the new bachelor?

Very informative, thanks a lot. I have done Ph.D in Botany from an Indian University and was working in agricultural research. I have to leave that for some personal reasons (as I am preparing to start a family 😄) and now I am interested in big data analytics in my field. Can u recommend any online course that I can persue so that it can help me getting a job in biological data analytics in coming years?