Bioinformatics or computational biology, as it is also known, allows researchers to sift through the massive data setsthat are accumulating from activities such as the Human Genome Project, and to identify information of interest. Without this analysis, finding useful information within a dataset would take an extremely long time!

To meet the increasing demand for computational biology skills in Canada, the CGDN presents the Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops (CBW). CBW is a series of short practical workshops that provides a comprehensive introduction to the methodology and algorithms that underlie successful development and application of bioinformatics tools and software. A Certificate in Bioinformatics is offered to individuals who successfully complete the Bioinformatics workshop, and two of the follow-on workshops.

The 2004 CBW course schedule is found below:

      Bioinformatics
            February 16 - 28, 2004 in Vancouver
            Course completed

      Developing the Tools
            May 3rd - 9th, 2004 in Montreal
            Application deadline passed

      Proteomics
            July 19th - 24th, 2004 in Calgary
            Registration deadline: May 22nd, 2004

      Genomics
            August 16th - 21st, 2004 in Vancouver
            Registration deadline: June 19th, 2004

Check out www.bioinformatics.ca to learn more about the CBW series, the Certificate in Bioinformatics, and the student bursary program. You will also find information about Canadian bioinformatics research, bioinformatics jobs and bioinformatics educational activities across Canada.