4 things you MUST do before STARTING your FIRST bioinformatics project | Genomics with Georgia

Hello Friends!
In today's video we're talking about how do actually attempt to make this transition? Whether you're starting your first project by choice, or you've been forced by your uni to pick it up - you must watch this video for the 4 essential things to do before starting any bioinformatics project!
Welcome to Genomics with Georgia! I'm a self taught data scientist with simply an undergrad in biology who transitioned from wet lab to dry lab during the pandemic. After sharing my career start on LinkedIn I've had lots of people reach out wanting more information on how to learn to code as a biologist and all things genomic data science. So here we are: Georgia is using this platform to share all she's learnt, the resources she's found and hopefully inspire people to pursue this awesome path.
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00:00 = intro
01:58 = how I started
03:47 = tip 1
05:33 = tip 2
07:28 = tip 3
11:50 = tip 4
16:00 = outro
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Academic Background
🧬 Cert HE Medical Science Uni of Buckingham (2015-2016)
🧬 BSc (Hons) Molecular Biology & Genetics University of East Anglia (2017-2020)
🧬 Bioinformatics Internship with GenSoc at Earlham Institute (2020)
🧬 Employment as Genomic Data Scientist (2020)
Non-traditional Background
- Worked full-time during 2/3rds of my degree
- Estranged from my parents
- Carer during undergrad
Questions:
Q. How old am I?
A. 24
Q. When did I first start learning to code?
A. August 2019
Q. What languages do I mainly use?
A. Python, Bash, R
Q. Where am I based?
A. I live and work in Cambridge UK
Q. What do I work on?
A. I'm a genomic data scientist working on malaria genomic surveillance
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[@paytonmendygral28]

I just want to say thank you so much I literally just took a job as a Bioinformatics Analyst and have been so overwhelmed with where to even start, some of the more experienced Bioinformaticians have been a little reluctant to train me, so I have been trying to research on my own but even with a background in both Immunology and Statistics I still did not even know where to start with Bioinformatics!!! Your video really reassured me and helped me to relax, now I feel like I really can do it! Thank you so much you have earned a new subscriber!! I will connect with you on LinkedIn :)

[@genomicswithgeorgia]

Hi Payton, awesome I’m so glad this video has reassured you! The leap seems so daunting but if you take it step by step and use what you know you can definitely take on this learning curve. Feel free to let me know if there’s anything specific you would appreciate a video on and I’ll do my best to cater the content!

[@tinaasgari4727]

Just want to say thank you for creating such useful content specially for people like me who don’t have any background in computing sciences, but would like to learn bioinformatics, can’t say how much I love your videos! ❤️❤️❤️

[@genomicswithgeorgia]

Hey Tina! Sorry I’m so late getting back to this it’s been a busy month. Yassss so happy you’re here for this content 🙌 you can definitely learn bioinformatics without a background in comp bio… there’s many of us here and excited for you to be on this journey xx

[@tutorials7530]

Omgggg I screamed when you said you studied molecular biology and genetics.🥰 I’m majoring in Genetics and I’m about to start learning coding especially python again . I also heard perls a good pl for bioinformatics. Fun FACT: I actually want to dive into bioinformatics and salesmanship someday with a dazzle of consultation. Love your channel will be here all through undergrad and beyond ❤❤

[@genomicswithgeorgia]

Ahhh love that! Hello fellow genetics person 🙏 Great to hear you’re gonna start learning coding. Perl is kinda old school, being phased out. The new kids are python and R for bioinformatics! That sounds like a really great career plan, I always think it’s good to be technically savvy before you head on over into consulting, means you know what you’re talking about when you go to sell/manage etc. thanks for the comment, hope the videos are helpful for you! 💕🫶

[@mrgroovybadger5016]

Wish they taught us R in 1st or 2nd year at UEA. I've had to do my undergrad project with R and no previous experience. Not the only group that had this problem too.

[@genomicswithgeorgia]

Hey! Yes I agree, it’s helpful to start learning these things asap! I believe there is now a data science module in second year at UEA for biological sciences which covers some R 🙌 But sometimes you have to go out on your own and learn these skills. I’m sorry you had to suddenly use R with no previous experience, it takes ages to get used to talking to a computer. Hopefully we can spread the word that biologists should be taking this coding thing up earlier rather than later ☺️

[@ajinkyapc]

Your energy is amazing!

[@genomicswithgeorgia]

Thank you!!

[@beintentional982]

I happy to discover this channel New subscriber

[@genomicswithgeorgia]

Awesome news, thanks for subscribing! Hope you find the videos useful ☺️

[@christinakakoulli]

Loved it!!

[@genomicswithgeorgia]

Thanks Christina! I’ll be bringing out some more content about how to specifically go about learning the fundamentals of coding 🙌

[@christinakakoulli]

@@genomicswithgeorgia awesome! I'll keep an eye out 🙌

[@chaitralisulakhe395]

Hello I'm very scared to do the project. So can you suggest me some ideas for bioinformatics project for undergrad student. Please let me know as it would be great help. Thank you

[@genomicswithgeorgia]

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

[@backpack6686]

IM YOUR BIGGEST FAN

[@genomicswithgeorgia]

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[@anamendes5481]

Don't you forget that there's people from Computer Science or even other majors that may want bioinformatics, so no, I don't know the biology😅

[@genomicswithgeorgia]

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

[@Homieomi22]

I'm abt to start my mastsrs can you please make a video on which programming language I should learn first? Bcos currently I'm learning C

[@genomicswithgeorgia]

Hey Omkar! What are you starting your masters in? I would always recommend starting with Python or R for bioinformatics work 🙌

[@Homieomi22]

@@genomicswithgeorgia im doin bioinformatics and now im searching for projects...

[@eminegulceozel]

Thank you for the video! Do we really need to learn codding anymore? Because some people from the field they says dont west your time by learning how to code AI is gonna do that for us. Just understand the dinamics🤷🏻‍♀️ i dont know? Learning codding is a big investment. What do you think?

[@genomicswithgeorgia]

Yes… someone has to code the AI to do the things the human wants it to do. Tools like CHATGPT are speeding up coding, they help us debug errors, explain packages to us, much faster than our google and sifting through multiple websites was doing. Understanding coding is key to future proofing your employability, in my humble opinion 💖

[@padampoudel5850]

Annoying background music. But amazing piece of info.

[@genomicswithgeorgia]

Thanks Pandam, others noted the same so I’ve made sure to lower the Audio now for my background music. Appreciate the comments 💕

[@kathirvelm755]

Hi Georgia... I need help in building pipeline for cnv analysis from WES data..

[@genomicswithgeorgia]

Hi! Copy Number Variant analysis, exciting! I’m not sure on your specific project but take a look at this GATK article it might be of use gatk.broadinstitute.org/hc/en-us/articles/360035531152--How-to-Call-common-and-rare-germline-copy-number-variants

[@chewempundu3468]

What is the salary scale for a bioinformatian

[@genomicswithgeorgia]

Great question! It varies but in general it’s higher than wet lab. Check out my careers video to see more but I will aim to make a more specific money video x