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 2006 CBW course schedule is found below:

      Bioinformatics - Toronto
            February 13^th - 25^th, 2006

      Genomics - Vancouver
            May 1^st - 6^th, 2006

      Developing the Tools - Montreal
            May 22^nd - 27^th, 2006

      Proteomics - Calgary
            June 12^th - 17^th, 2006

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.