Welcome to the VSNS BioComputing Division !
What's new (April 24, 2001): Self-assessment questions on Multiple Alignment have finally become available in April 2001. What's new (May 9, 2000): At last, funding has been approved for a postdoctoral position involving the coordination of virtual seminars -- stay tuned...!
Our Hypertext Coursebook	Sequence Analysis with Distributed Resources	Study Project Agency
Our Curricular Activities
Previous Courses: a Report	Our New Edition	Future Courses Survey Results
Lectures, Software, Visualization
Perl Software (Bioperl)	Lectures on Sequence Similarity Searching	Visualization of Alignments
Related Resources
Multiple Alignment Resources	Syllabi of Related Courses	Bioinformatics Studies in Europe
What is Biocomputing, and who are we ?
Biocomputing For Everyone	Biocomputing For Schools	About VSNS-BCD
There is a strong need for education in Biocomputing, and the interdisciplinary interaction of biologists and computer scientists. In 1995/96, we have delivered award-winning 2 1/2 month courses over the Internet, designed to meet both demands. A team of biologists and computer scientists taught a mixed audience from all over the world, covering a variety of topics on a late undergraduate (senior) / graduate level. The main components of the courses were our Hypertext Coursebook, online sessions using the Electronic Conferencing system BioMOO, and the hands-on visualization of some important concepts, like sequence alignments. What's new (May 9, 2000): At last, funding has been approved for a postdoctoral position involving the coordination of virtual seminars -- stay tuned...! What's new (February 24, 1999): Spring 1999 News Flash What's new (May/June, 1998): We received an ``Honorable Mention'' from the Paul Allen Virtual Education Foundation, Bellevue, Washington, USA. What was new (continued) Baylor mirror, thanks to David Steffen, Paula Burch, and the MBCR. Genoa mirror, thanks to Paolo Romano of the Advanced Biotechnology Center of Genoa. Bielefeld provides the Original Pages. Our home base is the Research Group in Practical Computer Science, University of Bielefeld. Lots of institutions and volunteers give us their invaluable support. VSNS-BCD Copyright 1995 - 1998. Send feedback to Georg Fuellen.