Title: From Chemical Information to Cheminformatics: Graduate Programs at Indiana University
1From Chemical Information to Cheminformatics
Graduate Programs at Indiana University
- Gary Wiggins
- School of Informatics
- wiggins_at_indiana.edu
- May 21, 2007
2Abstract
- Indiana University has offered a program leading
to a specialist certificate in chemical
information since 1969. The certificate is taken
in conjunction with either the Master of Library
Science or the Master of Information Science
programs in the School of Library and Information
Science. More recent are the graduate degree
programs and certificate offered through the
School of Informatics. Those include the MS in
Chemical Informatics, the PhD in Informatics
(cheminformatics track), and the Graduate
Certificate in Cheminformatics (a distance
education program). The programs will be
compared and contrasted with regard to the
subject matter, pre-requisites for students,
potential jobs after graduation, and techniques
of instruction.
3Overview
- SLIS Degrees
- Informatics Degrees
- Formal Courses in Informatics
- Financial Aid
- Jobs
4SLIS Degrees
- School of Library and Information Science
- http//www.slis.indiana.edu/
- Offers a range of degrees MLS, MIS, and PhD
- Many joint masters degree programs
- Several areas of specialization within masters
degree programs
5Chemical Information Specialist MIS Degree
- 42 semester-hour degree
- 21 hours of required courses including a
programming requirement - Additional required courses
- S533 Online searching
- S523 Science and Technology Information
- I571 Chemical Information Technology
- Candidates must have at least the equivalent of a
bachelor's degree in chemistry. - http//www.slis.indiana.edu/degrees/joint/cheminfo
_mis.html
6Chemical Information Specialist MLS Degree
- 36 semester-hour degree
- Also requires
- S533 Online searching
- S523 Science and Technology Information
- I571 Chemical Information Technology
- Candidates must have at least the equivalent of a
bachelor's degree in chemistry. - http//www.slis.indiana.edu/degrees/joint/cheminfo
.html
7Informatics MS Degree Programs
- http//www.informatics.indiana.edu
- MS degree 36 semester hours
- Includes a 6-hour capstone/research project
- IUB Bioinformatics, Cheminformatics,
Human-Computer Interaction Design - IUPUI also, New Media, Health Informatics,
Laboratory Informatics
8MS in Cheminformatics
- http//cheminfo.informatics.indiana.edu
- Sound knowledge of chemistry and excellent
facility in computer science - Students with CS background should have the
chemistry knowledge covered in an undergraduate
minor in chemistry. - Students with a Chemistry background should have
the knowledge covered in an undergraduate minor
in computer science.
9Unique MS Program at IUPUI
- Laboratory Informatics at IUPUI
- Instrumentation and data interfacing
- Laboratory notebooks
- Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
- http//informatics.iupui.edu/academics/laboratory/
10PhD in Informatics
- 90 hours of credit for the PhD in Informatics
(cheminformatics track) consisting of - 27 hours of required informatics courses
- I502 Information Management (3 cr.)
- Core informatics courses (9 cr.)
- Seminars in the cheminformatics track (6 cr.)
- Professionalism/Pedagogy course (3 cr.)
- Research Rotations (6 cr.)
- 12 hours in theory or methodology courses (or
credits from an MS degree) - 21 hours of electives (or credits from an MS
degree) - 30 hours of dissertation research
11Concentration Areas for the PhD in Informatics
- Bioinformatics
- Cheminformatics
- Health informatics
- Human-computer interaction
- Social and organizational informatics
- Complex systems, networks, modeling and
simulation - Security
- Music informatics
- New media (IUPUI)
12Formal Cheminformatics Graduate Courses
- Introductory graduate courses
- I571 Chemical Information Technology
- I572 Computational Chemistry and Molecular
Modeling - I573 Programming for Science Informatics
- I617 Informatics in Life Sciences and Chemistry
(core PhD course for non-majors) - Seminars, etc.
- I533 Chemical Informatics Seminar
- I647/I657 Advanced Chemical Informatics Seminars
- I553 Independent Study in Chemical Informatics
13I647 I657 Advanced Chemical Informatics
Seminars I-II
- Topics vary yearly and include
- representation of chemical compounds
- representation of chemical reactions
- chemical data, databases, and data sources
- searching chemical structures
- calculation of structure descriptors
- methods for chemical data analysis
- Molecular Informatics, the Data Grid, and an
Introduction to eScience - Bridging Bioinformatics and Chemical
Informatics
14Graduate Certificate in Chemical Informatics
- Requirements 4 courses each 3 cr. hours
- I571 Chemical Information Technology
- I572 Computational Chemistry and Molecular
Modeling - I573 Programming for Science Informatics
- I553 Independent Study in Chemical Informatics
- For on-site IUB and Distance Education students
- DE Students pay in-state fees!
15Cheminformatics Enrollment Data, 2005/2007 (NIH
Grant)
- Currently have 4 PhD, 6 MS students
- 99 grad students have taken at least one
cheminformatics course since Aug 2005. - 39 of the grads (40 percent) accessed the courses
through distance education (DE). - CIC CourseShare
- Use Macromedia Breeze and phone for DE
16Why IU for Chemical Informatics/Library or
Information Science?
- Outstanding faculty
- Significant research activities (CICC)
- http//www.chembiogrid.org
- Excellent computer facilities and infrastructure
- Close proximity to
- major pharmaceutical companies (Lilly, Abbott)
- chemical informatics companies (Tripos,
LeadScope, Chemical Abstracts Service) - Outstanding chemistry library
17Fellowships and Financial Support Informatics
- PhD students fully supported
- Inforrmatics PhD fellowships
- 30,000 Lilly Fellowship in Informatics for
outstanding student in bioinformatics, chemical
informatics, or complex systems - 30,000 Elsevier MDL Excellence in Informatics
Fellowship for incoming PhD student in discovery
sciences, concentration in cheminformatics - Some aid for MS students
18SLIS Financial Aid
- Charles A. and Charles H. Davis Fellowship in
Scientific Information - 4,000 annual award to assist graduate students
in the study of scientific information - Fee scholarship packages with hourly positions
- include 24-27 credit hours of tuition remission
(excluding university fees of about 25 per hour) - hourly positions of 15 hours a week at 9.00 an
hour job in the IU Chemistry Library
19Cheminformatics Resources Web Guide
- http//www.chembiogrid.org/related/index.html
- Academic Programs
- Chemistry Databases on the Web
- Professional Societies and Groups
- Companies and Independent Institutions
- Publications and Conferences
- Data Standards and Standards Groups
- Molecular Visualization Tools and Sites
- Web Services Technology Resources
- Other Guides to Cheminformatics Resources
20Jobs
- SLIS Alumni Jobs
- http//www.slis.indiana.edu/alumni/
- Informatics and SLIS Chem Grads
- http//www.indiana.edu/cheminfo/informatics/mls_m
is_grads1.html - Laboratory Informatics
- http//www.limsfinder.com/community/jobboard.php
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