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This is a little discouraging - BioInformatics was my top choice for a Master's program I'm planning to start this year. The program at Melbourne Uni looks real

by lemming 14y ago

This is a little discouraging - BioInformatics was my top choice for a Master's program I'm planning to start this year. The program at Melbourne Uni looks really good (accepts from three streams, Math/Stats, Biology or Computing and tailors the course based on your background). Maybe I should go for a more generic Machine Learning one and try to apply that to healthcare in some other field if things are really this bad.

chrisamiller 14y ago
As someone in the field, let me assure you: This article does not accurately reflect the state of the field.
- lemming 14y ago
  Thanks for the reply. I wasn't basing this just on the article, there seem to be a fair number of comments here supporting a less-extreme version of what he's saying.
jstevens85 14y ago
Could you add an email to your profile? I'd like to email you regarding Masters courses at UniMelb.
- lemming 14y ago
  Sure, done.
zmmmmm 14y ago
I'm just starting a PhD at Melbourne Uni in bioinformatics after working in the field for several years. Don't pay any attention to this is my advice. Bioinformatics is a field currently pulling itself up by its own bootstraps out of the realm of research into the clinic. That's a painful process to be sure, but IMHO it's the most profoundly exciting time to be part of any discipline. You are literally being a part of and watching history in the making. It's going to be messy, but there are chances to contribute here like no other field going around.
- lemming 14y ago
  Interesting, thanks for the point of view. If you'd be interested in getting a beer or a coffee at any point, let me know - contact details in my profile.
jerven 14y ago
I am also in the field, and IMHO we are starting to get away from the worst excesses code quality wise i.e. things are getting better. 6 years ago using CVS or something like that was novel. Now not using GIT is. Big improvement! Problems are still interesting and challenging.

by lemming 14y ago

chrisamiller 14y ago

As someone in the field, let me assure you: This article does not accurately reflect the state of the field.

lemming 14y ago
Thanks for the reply. I wasn't basing this just on the article, there seem to be a fair number of comments here supporting a less-extreme version of what he's saying.

jstevens85 14y ago

Could you add an email to your profile? I'd like to email you regarding Masters courses at UniMelb.

lemming 14y ago
Sure, done.

zmmmmm 14y ago

I'm just starting a PhD at Melbourne Uni in bioinformatics after working in the field for several years. Don't pay any attention to this is my advice. Bioinformatics is a field currently pulling itself up by its own bootstraps out of the realm of research into the clinic. That's a painful process to be sure, but IMHO it's the most profoundly exciting time to be part of any discipline. You are literally being a part of and watching history in the making. It's going to be messy, but there are chances to contribute here like no other field going around.

lemming 14y ago
Interesting, thanks for the point of view. If you'd be interested in getting a beer or a coffee at any point, let me know - contact details in my profile.

jerven 14y ago

I am also in the field, and IMHO we are starting to get away from the worst excesses code quality wise i.e. things are getting better. 6 years ago using CVS or something like that was novel. Now not using GIT is. Big improvement! Problems are still interesting and challenging.