A stepping stone to develop bioinformatics in Pakistan

Authors

  • Shahid Manzoor University of the Punjab
  • Adnan Niazi Uppsala University
  • Erik Bongcam-Rudloff Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14806/ej.23.0.891

Keywords:

bioinformatics, Pakistan, development, education, training,

Abstract

This article briefly describes how bioinformatics research has been promoted in Pakistan, and its importance for the country’s development. Pivotal to this effort was the completion of a joint educational project between Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).

Author Biographies

  • Shahid Manzoor, University of the Punjab

    Department of Information Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

  • Adnan Niazi, Uppsala University

    Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Science for Life Laboratory Uppsala, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

  • Erik Bongcam-Rudloff, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala

    SLU Global Bioinformatics Centre, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

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Published

2017-05-12

Issue

Vol. 23

Section

Reports

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