Bioinformatics: Does the US system lead to missed opportunities in emerging fields? A case study

Paula Stephan and Grant Black

Science and Public Policy, 1999, vol. 26, issue 6, 382-392

Abstract: Although the field of bioinformatics/computational biology appears to be booming universities have been slow to start programs in this area. Four interrelated explanations are examined: individual faculty have no incentive to establish training programs; the educational system responds differently when demand is driven by industry rather than universities; the interdisciplinary nature of the field creates disincentives to establishing programs; and the ‘quick-fix’ to turn life scientists into computational biologists is not possible. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

Date: 1999
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