So true!! A lot of my new colleagues come from physics/maths background

Great stuff i am glad!🫶

I need to make a specific video on this, bear with me!

Any time!

Harder to find… because you’re closer to the biology people prefer you to be closer to the science. Software engineering roles will be more suited to what you’re looking for

It was exhausting right!

Exciting!!!

You’re welcome! It’s not alllll negative but just making sure I highlight some of the cons :)

Hey! Yeah excellent point. I would add though that the wet lab have many protocols, people, and departments in place to mitigate the risks in the wet lab. There’s not many people in bioinformatics forcing us to stand up every hour or to take walks at lunch 😂 I think the health risks of bioinfo are more long term when you’re older with years of built up bad posture 😂

​@@genomicswithgeorgia That would be a great slogan for bioinfo MSc: Backpain for everyone!

@@nandorliptak575a lot of wet labs use carcinogenic chemicals like ethidium bromide for DNA electrophoresis …. Or creating buffers with very concentrated acids like Hydrochloric acid. This is why I quit the wet lab….besides being poorly paid, I wanted to take care of my health . My health is more important than solving humanity’s problems for poor wage

Most wet labs work with carcinogenic chemicals like ethidium bromide for DNA work and working with very dangerous acids to make buffers. Is solving humanity’s problems at the cost of your health worth it for low pay ?

So should i still pursue it if I don't want to pursue academia? If I want a job in tech world and industry

You definitely do to deal with large data sets! You can definitely train and practise on dummy data sets on a standard computer :)

Hi 👋 I made a video on how to find internships here - Wonderful internships & where to find them kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaO4l6CBhtdjqbc but thanks for the suggestion about requirements, I’ll add that on to the list! 🫶

Oh ok thank youuu also sorry for all the questions but do you need to be good at maths to do bioinformatics?

Thank you! Glad it’s helpful for you xx

Hey! Doing a masters in bioinformatics is one (and usually the most common?) way to learn the basic skills to be a bioinformatician. Taught masters aren’t often accessible to everyone financially so I try to share the other ways in which you can go and find these skills. If you have the resources to do a bioinformatics masters this is a great step to becoming a bioinformatician and can get your CV past the first review for jobs but you might need to consider additional projects or courses you can do also to boost your chances (because there will be lots of bioinfo masters graduates applying for the same roles) :)

@@genomicswithgeorgia thanks a lot for responding. So basically self-learning wouldn't suffice, using Coursera and all the resources on the internet, and building a portfolio in Bioinformatics that way? Basically I'm confused about whether I should stick to self-learning and build a career that way, OR invest time, money, and energy in a Masters instead. My Bachelors is in Biotechnology.

Thanks for the lovely comment, neuro is so interesting! Best of luck with your studies 💖

Genomic medicine is such an exciting masters choice! You will have great clinical genomic knowledge to make you a great bioinformatician . Best of luck! 💖

Virology and bioinformatics go hand in hand, look at how we used bioinformatic analysis of variants during the covid pandemic! It doesn’t matter if your python and R were in non-biological contexts, having that experience and your masters choice puts you in the perfect position. I would try to make your masters project computational and using bioinformatics , and always code your analysis in python or R (not excel). Try and seek out virology lecturerers/professors at your institute and ask if they know any opportunities where you could contribute to bioinfo in virology/just ask them general advice. It’s an Exciting path you’re on 💪

Hello from rainy UK! Thanks for your lovely feedback it really does help motivate me to find time to make more videos 😊 oh that’s fantastic, great times ahead this year for you. I hope the specialisation goes really well ✨

Thanks for watching! 🙌

You’re welcome 🧬

Take a look at the Rosalind problems for somewhere to start: rosalind.info/problems/list-view/

Best of luck with your masters program! It’s hard to not feel overwhelmed but the field is so big and nobody can learn everything! I’ll add that topic to my to do list, thanks 💖

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Hi! 👋

Great stuff!

Great stuff!

You’re on such a great track here! Writing a bioinfo thesis in your physics degree is a great way to start bridging the gap. There’s so many bioinformaticians who come from a physics background (especially in the more deep learning/computer vision space). One of my old colleges in genomics came into bioinfo from physics and did a masters bioinfo project. You don’t need a formal taught biology background, just the willingness to learn the biology for the projects you’re working on. Excellent plan, best of luck!

@@genomicswithgeorgia Oh that's amazing to hear. Thank you for the information! I intend to stop my education at masters though so if I don't get a PhD in Bioinformatics, do you reckon it'll be enough with just a masters? Judging from your experience, what would you recommend?