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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Please forward to anyone who might be interested in a specialization in bioinformatics</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Dear Madam/Sir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">HOWEST University of Applied Sciences starts again in September 2022 with
<b>a remote bioinformatics study programme</b>!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Advanced Bachelor of Bioinformatics … a small summary.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Why?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Bioinformatics is an emerging field, mastering these skills is a clear added value in the work field.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Aim?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Teaching dry-lab skills to people with a molecular biological background in order to function as a fully trained bioinformatician.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Content?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Working with databases (build them, retrieve, access</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">,
<span style="color:#212121">store </span>and share <span style="color:#212121">data in it)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">High throughput analysis (working on pipeline, data analysis in R)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Construction of a bioinformatics tool (using php for web application, writing python scripts)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Other: comparative genomics analysis,
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">machine learning<span style="color:#212121">, structural
</span>bioinformatics<span style="color:#212121"> …</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">For more detailed information please access:
</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.bio-informatica.be/programme.pdf"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">https://www.bio-informatica.be/programme.pdf</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>For Who?</b><br>
Everyone who holds a degree of higher education with sufficient knowledge of molecular biology on (at least) a bachelor level (e.g. Bachelor biomedical laboratory science, bachelor biochemistry, bachelor biotechnology …); also relevant Master and PhD degrees
are eligible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Duration?</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE"><br>
One year in daytime education in Bruges, Belgium.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Two years via distance learning (starts in September 2022).<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Want more information?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Contact us:
</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:Bit@howest.be"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Bit@howest.be</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">,
visit our </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.howest.be/en/programmes/advanced-bachelor/bioinformatics"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">website</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">
or watch our </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THTK1S-LH34"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">video</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">
or presentation in attachment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">With kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Mieke Demeyere</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-fareast-language:NL-BE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:NL-BE">Opleidingscoördinator Biomedische Laboratoriumtechnologie/Programme coordinator
Advanced Bachelor of Bioinformatics <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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