Incorporating Genomics and Bioinformatics across the Life Sciences Curriculum: e1000448

While these published exercises in, and guidelines for, bioinformatics curricula are helpful and inspirational, faculty new to the area of bioinformatics inevitably need training in the theoretical underpinnings of the algorithms [45]. [...]integrating bioinformatics into courses or independent research projects requires infrastructure for organizing and assessing student work. Involvement in, and interaction with, the IMG-ACT program has also produced unanticipated benefits for the faculty (see Text S1). Since its development in 2008, the IMG-ACT system has been used by nearly 100 faculty members and over 1,600 students nationwide.