DSI Interns: Our Next Generation of Researchers and Scientists Will Change the World

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Every year, NLM’s IRP hosts its Data Science and Informatics Scholars Program, which is open to undergraduate students from diverse and underrepresented groups who are pursuing biomedical informatics training and research opportunities in computer science and related fields. Meet six of this year’s interns and learn about the innovative research they are doing in the NLM IRP!

Can Studying Viruses Help Us Understand the Evolution of Life?

From Our Researchers: Eugene V. Koonin, PhD, and evolutionary genomics

One fascinating question my group asked was, might it be possible to peer into the distant past and figure out what viruses were infecting our distant ancestors? Our conclusions were rather remarkable.

Meet the Next Generation of Leaders Advancing Data Science and Informatics at NLM

Guest post by Virginia Meyer, PhD, Training Director for the Intramural Research Program, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. Working at NLM means being at the forefront of innovation in the rapidly evolving fields of data science and informatics. Within that environment, the NLM Intramural Research Program (IRP) is dedicated to supporting individuals … Continue reading Meet the Next Generation of Leaders Advancing Data Science and Informatics at NLM