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Bioinformatics for the money? Anonymous Sat Mar 2 15:25:07 2019 No.10431606 [Reply] [Original]

If I already got myself a biological sciences degree and don't want to waste my life going back to square one to study medicine, should I do some programming and get a bioinformatics master degree for the money?
It's all research based however this is the only field in biology that actually has jobs.
Does anyone know if people are shilling for bioinformatics? Is it getting the same attention that coding in general is getting?
Is it going to be saturated soon?

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 15:42:01 2019 No.10431655 >>10431606 Most don't even know what bioinformatics is fortunately. Downside is companies generally want a comp sci student.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 15:53:38 2019 No.10431685 >>10431606 It’s good but you’ll soon see that it’s hard to compete with people from math/cs backgrounds, but at least you won’t be a lab monkey. It’s the biology of the future.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 15:54:32 2019 No.10431688 >>10431655 You mean the bachelor's should be from computer science? But when you've got the masters do they ask about your bachelor's too? >>10431685 That's okay. I already learn some R and python on the side so I can do it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 16:01:55 2019 No.10431715 >>10431688 They like versatility, to be honest.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 16:04:06 2019 No.10431723 File: 358 KB, 1700x850, deathism.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10431606 Use your knowledge in bioinformatics to figure out how to cure aging. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxEwI1bjZqU

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 16:05:43 2019 No.10431731 >>10431715 They prefer jack's of all trades kings of none?

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 16:06:21 2019 No.10431735 >>10431723 We already have, SENS is the plan. The only issue with it is translating that into actionable procedures. Which isn't really within the remit of bioinformatics.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 16:57:31 2019 No.10431855 >>10431688 Learning R and python is good, all I’m saying is just be prepared to feel like a brainlet when you start getting into big boy statistics etc.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 17:01:52 2019 No.10431864 >>10431855 Thanks for the heads up

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 18:06:24 2019 No.10432069 >>10431855 > python > R > statistics is hard lmao , sci in 2019 really lowered the bar

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 18:10:50 2019 No.10432084 >>10432069 stats is objectively hard though. even for smart people. its unintuitive.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 20:02:22 2019 No.10432375 >>10432069 Look at this hardass

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 21:30:44 2019 No.10432583 Bump

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 21:43:08 2019 No.10432603 >>10432069 >statistics is hard Yeah but people are only taught proof-free meme stats, real statistics is hard according to sci

Anonymous Sun Mar 3 08:42:12 2019 No.10433985

>>10431606
Yeah it is a cool field, but be wary. I initially wanted to study bioinformatics, but quickly realized that the people making the biggest impact on the field aren't computer scientists or biologists, but rather mathematicians, statisticians, and physicists. Unless you want to work in a glorified trade (learning how to write / optimize pipelines, doing analysis of experiments devised and carried out by others who will claim they know more than you about what their data means) don't go this way.

That being said, if you're a biologist and have wet lab experience (I assume), with some programming experience you could probably do some cool things - just be flexible and be willing to be experimental/computational (a Twoofer, if you will)

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 08:44:01 2019 No.10433989 >>10433985 I mainly want a job. I don't really mind having a lower impact in the field.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 12:18:16 2019 No.10434464 Bumping

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 13:33:44 2019 No.10434642 >>10433985 So people doing PhDs in statistics and CS can work on bio problems?

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 18:02:58 2019 No.10435435 >>10434642 Yes. The professor's would love it too since they don't know any programming

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 19:50:11 2019 No.10435645 Bumping

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 4 09:54:15 2019 No.10436993 Bump

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 4 18:11:17 2019 No.10438269 Bumping

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 5 08:40:36 2019 No.10439785 Plump

Anonymous Tue Mar 5 09:07:10 2019 No.10439851

>>10433985
>the people making the biggest impact on the field aren't computer scientists or biologists, but rather mathematicians, statisticians, and physicists.
>the people making the biggest impact on the field aren't computer scientists
Lol.
>Unless you want to work in a glorified trade
Keep in mind this is way better than being a lab monkey biologist.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 5 09:19:13 2019 No.10439871 >>10439851 Yes it's way better desu. Better be in a glorified trade than be poor.

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