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Independent projects in Bioinformatics

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phoenix.sum13 ▴ 90

Hi, I'm looking for a project in Bioinformatics that I can do on my own using data available online. I've been looking for an internship for the same but I didn't get any. So, I think the project would be really helpful to learn something new, demonstrate my interest and enhance my CV as well. I graduated last year with a bachelor's degree in Biotechnology, so I have a fair understanding of Genomics and basics like NGS data. I have some experience in R and Python. In R, I know how to do sequence alignment, finding ORF, phylogenetic trees, GWAS and eQTL analysis, exploring the diversity of T-cell repertoire using TcR package, etc. I also have some experience in Machine Learning. Please help!

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ADD COMMENT • link 4.1 years ago by phoenix.sum13 ▴ 90

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Get a supervisor and define a research question together. The field is too extensive as if you could manage an independent project on your own that is 1) suited for you skill set, 2) not extensively published yet, 3) doable within a reasonable timeframe. There are many related questions on that here on Biostars, please use the search function and check the column on the right of this page for related threads. Similar posts ==>

ADD REPLY • link 4.1 years ago by ATpoint 81k

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Thank you so much. I'll get into that.

ADD REPLY • link 4.1 years ago by phoenix.sum13 ▴ 90

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Hi ! If you are in India, Join biostar slack and ping me. I might be able to help you @ phoenix.sum13

ADD REPLY • link 4.1 years ago by cpad0112 21k

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Hi there, Thank you so much, that will be really helpful. I joined Slack, it's asking me for your email to send the invitation. Or Here's a link https://join.slack.com/t/panjabuniversity/shared_invite/zt-clkoywjk-lf6aUTyJLJmxbEiZj_PHGA

ADD REPLY • link 4.1 years ago by phoenix.sum13 ▴ 90

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No, s/he meant for you to join the Biostars Slack workspace: biostar.slack.com: Chat for the biostars community -- [ feel free to join ]

ADD REPLY • link 4.1 years ago by Kevin Blighe 87k

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Oh, thank you so much.

ADD REPLY • link 4.1 years ago by phoenix.sum13 ▴ 90

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Hi Kevin,

Thank you for your reply. I did learn how to construct a variant calling pipeline using cancer exome sequences. I'm actually interested in Bioinformatics and I wish to go for MS in this subject. My profile doesn't look good because of my low GPA as I wasn't really interested in Life Science in general, but Bioinformatics changed that for me somehow. There aren't many internship opportunities in India for a recent graduate. Most of the applications I see require MS here or must be enrolled in a University. So far everything I have learned is from the internet, and I want to learn more. So, I wish to do a project to demonstrate my interest in this field.

Thank you for your response. Apologies for a repetitive question, I'm new here, I'll search as you suggest.

ADD REPLY • link 4.1 years ago by phoenix.sum13 ▴ 90

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Please use ADD COMMENT not the answer field to keep things organized.

ADD REPLY • link 4.1 years ago by ATpoint 81k

score 1 · Answer 1 · 2020-03-04

There have been quite a few questions on this topic on various web forums, including here on Biostars - can you search, please? It is a skill in its own right to be able to seek out information, process and interpret it, filter out 'noise' / 'jargon', and then make inferences from it. Also, what happened to your idea, here - Cancer exome sequences ? - it seemed like a good training exercise for you.

You graduated in Biotechnology but want to be a bioinformatician or just 'add on' bioinformatics skills to your CV? Why did you choose to study biotechnology?

I've been looking for an internship for the same but I didn't get any.

How hard did you try? - please elaborate. it can take time to find the right position.

Kevin