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- Title
Training for translation between disciplines: a philosophy for life and data sciences curricula.
- Authors
Feenstra, K Anton; Abeln, Sanne; Westerhuis, Johan A; Santos, Filipe Brancos dos; Molenaar, Douwe; Teusink, Bas; Hoefsloot, Huub C J; Heringa, Jaap
- Abstract
Motivation: Our society has become data-rich to the extent that research in many areas has become impossible without computational approaches. Educational programmes seem to be lagging behind this development. At the same time, there is a growing need not only for strong data science skills, but foremost for the ability to both translate between tools and methods on the one hand, and application and problems on the other. Results: Here we present our experiences with shaping and running a masters' programme in bioinformatics and systems biology in Amsterdam. From this, we have developed a comprehensive philosophy on how translation in training may be achieved in a dynamic and multidisciplinary research area, which is described here. We furthermore describe two requirements that enable translation, which we have found to be crucial: sufficient depth and focus on multidisciplinary topic areas, coupled with a balanced breadth from adjacent disciplines. Finally, we present concrete suggestions on how this may be implemented in practice, which may be relevant for the effectiveness of life science and data science curricula in general, and of particular interest to those who are in the process of setting up such curricula.
- Subjects
DATA science; EDUCATIONAL programs; BIOINFORMATICS; COMPUTERS in biology; COMPUTATIONAL biology
- Publication
Bioinformatics, 2018, Vol 34, Issue 13, pi4
- ISSN
1367-4803
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/bioinformatics/bty233