Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Department of Statistics and Computer Science, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Biomed Res Int. 2021 Apr 26;2021:5568262. doi: 10.1155/2021/5568262. eCollection 2021.
Bioinformatics education has been a hot topic in South Asia, and the interest in this education peaks with the start of the 21 century. The governments of South Asian countries had a systematic effort for bioinformatics. They developed the infrastructures to provide maximum facility to the scientific community to gain maximum output in this field. This article renders bioinformatics, measures, and its importance of implementation in South Asia with proper ways of improving bioinformatics education flaws. It also addresses the problems faced in South Asia and proposes some recommendations regarding bioinformatics education. The information regarding bioinformatics education and institutes was collected from different existing research papers, databases, and surveys. The information was then confirmed by visiting each institution's website, while problems and solutions displayed in the article are mostly in line with South Asian bioinformatics conferences and institutions' objectives. Among South Asian countries, India and Pakistan have developed infrastructure and education regarding bioinformatics rapidly as compared to other countries, whereas Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal are still in a progressing phase in this field. To advance in a different sector, the bioinformatics industry has to be revolutionized, and it will contribute to strengthening the pharmaceutical, agricultural, and molecular sectors in South Asia. To advance in bioinformatics, universities' infrastructure needs to be on a par with the current international standards, which will produce well-trained professionals with skills in multiple fields like biotechnology, mathematics, statistics, and computer science. The bioinformatics industry has revolutionized and strengthened the pharmaceutical, agricultural, and molecular sectors in South Asia, and it will serve as the standard of education increases in the South Asian countries. A framework for developing a centralized database is suggested after the literature review to collect and store the information on the current status of South Asian bioinformatics education. This will be named as the South Asian Bioinformatics Education Database (SABE). This will provide comprehensive information regarding the bioinformatics in South Asian countries by the country name, the experts of this field, and the university name to explore the top-ranked outputs relevant to queries.
生物信息学教育一直是南亚的热门话题，对这种教育的兴趣在 21 世纪初达到了顶峰。南亚国家的政府为此进行了系统的努力。他们建立了基础设施，为科学界提供最大的便利，以在这一领域取得最大的成果。本文通过适当的方法改进生物信息学教育的缺陷，展示了南亚的生物信息学、措施及其实施的重要性。它还解决了南亚面临的问题，并就生物信息学教育提出了一些建议。生物信息学教育和机构的信息是从不同的现有研究论文、数据库和调查中收集的。然后，通过访问每个机构的网站来确认这些信息，而文章中显示的问题和解决方案主要与南亚生物信息学会议和机构的目标一致。在南亚国家中，印度和巴基斯坦在生物信息学基础设施和教育方面的发展速度比其他国家快，而孟加拉国、斯里兰卡和尼泊尔在这一领域仍处于发展阶段。要在不同的领域取得进展，生物信息学产业必须进行革命，这将有助于加强南亚的制药、农业和分子领域。为了在生物信息学方面取得进展，大学的基础设施需要与当前的国际标准相媲美，这将培养出具有生物技术、数学、统计学和计算机科学等多个领域技能的训练有素的专业人员。生物信息学产业已经使南亚的制药、农业和分子领域发生了革命性的变化，并将随着南亚国家教育标准的提高而继续发挥作用。在文献综述之后，建议建立一个集中式数据库框架，以收集和存储关于南亚生物信息学教育现状的信息，这个数据库将被命名为“南亚生物信息学教育数据库（SABE）”。它将按国家名称、该领域的专家和大学名称提供有关南亚国家生物信息学的综合信息，以探索与查询相关的顶级成果。
