RE: CCL:bioinformatics group?

From: xiang ( ( at ) ) auriga.rose.brandeis.edu (Phil Xiang)
Subject: RE: CCL:bioinformatics group?
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 96 23:35:28 -0400
 Dear CCL'ers:
 I gleaned this from YSN:
 >  #1  Alternative careers in science: Bioinformatics
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 >
 >Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 15:04:33 -0400 (EDT)
 >From: Wendy Yee >wmyee ( ( at ) ) welchlink.welch.jhu.edu>
 >To: ysn ( ( at ) ) crow-t-robot.stanford.edu
 >Subject: #1 Alternative careers in science: Bioinformatics
 >
 >CAREER TRANSITIONS IN BIOINFORMATICS: CHOICES IN A CHANGING FIELD
 >
 >Science's Next Wave, a Web site published by American Association for the
 >Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Science magazine, will be presenting a
 >feature on new career options in bioinformatics on Friday, July 12. This
 >Bioinformatics feature is part of our series on alternative careers for
 >scientists, New Niches.
 >
 >The bioinformatics New Niche will provide viewpoints from scientists and
 >informatics managers at Merck, Immunex, Smith Kline Beecham, among
 >others. They will discuss:
 >
 >	-- expanding career choices in industry and federal organizations
 >
 >	-- the training and experiences that led them to their current
 >	positions
 >
 >	-- changes they foresee in a young, rapidly expanding field
 >	which can provide lucrative options for scientists seeking
 >	positions in industry
 >
 >Science's Next Wave will also be providing descriptions and links for
 >related resources for scientists contemplating career changes in this
 >direction. We strongly encourage you to tell your peers and colleagues
 >about the current and future New Niche features.
 >
 >The Bioinformatics New Niche will be active starting on Friday, July 12.
 >It will remain interactive until September 6. We encourage you to direct
 >comments and career questions to the participants over the next two
 >months via the Web site.
 >
 >	The URL for the Next Wave homepage is 	http://sci.aaas.org/nextwave/
 >	To view the bioinformatics feature, click on the "New Niches"
 >button on the homepage.
 >
 >If you would not like to receive e-mail notices about future Next Wave
 >features which discuss alternative careers for scientists, please let us
 >know.
 >
 >Wendy Yee
 >Associate Editor
 >Science's Next Wave
 >
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 >
 			Phil Xiang
 			Biophysics,Brandeis University,(617)736-4906
 			http://www.rose.brandeis.edu:80/users/xiang/