Bioinformatics and computing curricula 2001

In this paper, we argue that computer science as a discipline is well-positioned to produce significant players in the growing interdisciplinary field of bioinformatics. We estimate that our own recent research in genomics with undergraduates intersected with 10 of the 14 Knowledge Focus Groups (KFG) and used content from 45% of the core topics found in the new computing curriculum standards (CC2001). The strong mapping between the needs of the bioinformatics community and the core topics in computer science serves as an open invitation for faculty to develop bioinformatics-related course materials for their own courses and areas of expertise.