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Activity Number:
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126
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 4, 2008 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences
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| Abstract - #300473 |
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Title:
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The Flip Side: Teaching Statistics to Bioinformatics Students
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Author(s):
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Mark Segal*+
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Companies:
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University of California, San Francisco
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Address:
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185 Berry Street, San Francisco, CA, 94107,
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Keywords:
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Bioinformatics ; Computational Biology ; Case Studies ; Doctoral Program
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Abstract:
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At UCSF there is a doctoral program in Bioinformatics but none in (bio)statistics. Accordingly, faculty from the Division of Biostatistics are involved in teaching and mentoring Bioinformatics students in various aspects of data analysis. One standing course offering consists of a "case studies" lecture series, wherein illustrative examples from the computational biology literature that showcase applications (both good and bad) of particular statistical methodologies are explained and dissected. This format also allows faculty to introduce the own research, with the goal of fostering dissertation and/or project collaborations. Strengths and weaknesses observed to date are discussed.
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