BiTmaP National Bioinformatics Training Program Graduates First Class; Graduates Can Expect 40 Percent Higher Pay.CHICAGO -- BiTmaP, the nation's only accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. , tuition-free bioinformatics Using computers in biological research to analyze or predict the composition of molecules (nucleic acids, proteins, etc.) and model biologic systems. Bioinformatics is most prominent in the Human Genome Project, which has recorded the three billion chemical base pairs that make up the training program, today announced the graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. of its first class. They can expect 40 percent higher pay in bioinformatics compared to an entry-level information technology (IT) position. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a 2005 Enterprise Systems salary survey of IT professionals, entry-level IT staff earn an average of $53,000. According to Ann Reed Ann Reed is an American singer-songwriter from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has appeared on Good Morning America and on radio shows such as A Prairie Home Companion and The Morning Show on Minnesota Public Radio, All Things Considered, and Mountain Stage. , BiTmaP's program director, students are receiving offers starting at $75,000. One success story is BiTmaP graduate Glenn Bushee, a Minnesota native who accepted a position at the Medical College of Wisconsin Wisconsin, state, United States Wisconsin (wĭskŏn`sən, –sĭn), upper midwestern state of the United States. It is bounded by Lake Superior and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, from which it is divided by the Menominee Bioinformatics Program while completing his final BiTmaP course. Glenn now works on the Medical College's generic clinical research database and supports their clinical, proteomic and genetic research customers. "As an online course and living in Minnesota, BiTmaP appeared to be the perfect opportunity to begin a career change," said Bushee. "The results have been beyond my expectations and played a major role in my placement at the Medical College of Wisconsin." Steven Dorst, Information Technology Applications Manager at the Medical College of Wisconsin Bioinformatics Program, was impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: with how BiTmaP supplied Bushee with the scientific domain knowledge necessary to process the complex requirements his customers demand. "BiTmaP candidates bring practical IT delivery experience and a bioinformatics background that make them well-suited to develop novel computing computing - computer solutions in a research setting," said Dorst. "We look at BiTmaP as a source of bioinformatic talent, and have encouraged corporations in the nearby research park to do the same." BiTmaP, a Chicago Technology Park initiative funded by the Department of Labor, is designed to bridge the gap between the surplus of unemployed or underemployed un·der·em·ployed adj. 1. Employed only part-time when one needs and desires full-time employment. 2. Inadequately employed, especially employed at a low-paying job that requires less skill or training than one possesses. IT professionals and the fast-growing life-science community. The University of Illinois at Chicago This article is about the University of Illinois at Chicago. For other uses, see University of Illinois at Chicago (disambiguation). UIC participates in NCAA Division I Horizon League competition as the UIC Flames in several sports, most notably Basketball. , the only accredited bioinformatics PhD/MS program in Illinois, is BiTmaP's academic training partner. The class has ten graduates. Nine are Chicagoans and one is from Minnesota. Half were unemployed and the others were underemployed when they enrolled in BiTmaP. Their IT backgrounds ranged from software engineer to systems network administrator. Six had Masters degrees. "I want to congratulate the class of 2006 for seizing this opportunity to break into the exciting new field of bioinformatics," said Ann Reed. "We are confident BiTmaP has prepared them to tackle the ever-growing data challenges in the life sciences industry." The graduation celebration for the inaugural BiTmaP class will be held on Thursday, May 25 at 4:30 p.m. at 2100 W. Harrison in the Chicago Technology Park. For more information on BiTmaP visit www.bitmapchicago.com or call 312-243-1289. About BiTmaP BiTmaP is a tuition-free bioinformatics training program, designed to bridge the gap between the surplus of unemployed or underemployed information technology (IT) professionals and the fast-growing life science community. BiTmaP is sponsored by a $3 million grant awarded to the Chicago Technology Park by the U.S. Department of Labor. BiTmaP has appointed the University of Illinois at Chicago to provide IT professionals with the science knowledge and specific IT skills required to obtain and maintain employment as bioinformatics professionals. For more information, please visit www.bitmapchicago.com or call 312-243-1289. |
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