how to get started in computational biology ft. cool bioengineering scientist (friend & colleague)

I know some of you guys have been asking for a computational biology video, and only 5-6 months later it is finally here! Lol sorry about that. The interview type videos always take longer to make. It's my pleasure to welcome a very special guest today who knows much more about computational biology than I do. Special thanks to Yara who was amazing and I thought answered the q's super well. Hope you enjoy ;)
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"I hated chemistry" video: • how I got started in c...
"what is computational chemistry" video: • what is computational ...
TIMESTAMPs:
2:44 the journey to becoming a computational biologist
4:35 systems biology explained (Yara's phd research)
5:26 what is computational biology
5:54 bioinformatics v. computational biology
6:43 parallels between computational chemistry & computational biology
7:58 -omics datasets (different levels of central dogma)
8:33 example problem in computational biology
9:11 me struggling to keep a straight face
9:43 machine learning applied to biology (DeepMind's AlphaFold 2)
11:26 advice for building a skillset (programming languages, softwares, ML libraries)
12:30 emphasize cs or biology more?
13:24 career paths (industry v. academia)
15:10 bloopers ;)
stay safe
-Meg
#engineering #biology

[@MeganAmber]

alternate vid title: Megan attempts to keep a straight face for 16 minutes and fails miserably

[@ricardoislasruiz3186]

If Yara had a TH-cam channel about computer biology, I would subscribe immediately. She really is a cool scientist and a fun person, the perfect mix to an awesome channel. Amazing video! Greetings from Mexico!

[@user-xi5by4gr7k]

This was really cool, thank you both for the information and laughs. Would make a great podcast duo :)

[@kevvonkev]

this was SOOO helpful! the questions were so well thought, Yara was literally perfect!

[@mcolem11]

Thanks for making this video! You asked a lot of great questions and Yara gave a lot of great answers! This was incredibly helpful since I’m transitioning to this field.

[@The_Rodney]

I'm a computer engineer working in controls who can't stop reading biology texts and I've been looking for a way to change my career while still programming.
You could have just changed my whole life. Thank you so much for this insightful and entertaining video

[@extropiantranshuman]

I love computational biology - I watch the ibiology techniques on youtube. It's so fun to turn real world applications to programming - as you're teaching a computer reality, which allows me to learn better, by having myself explain and work with the info I'm on.

[@chdfnh]

You two motivated me to go for a master in comp biology

[@mathiasbarding8542]

1:30 min in and already loving it! - Appreciate the content!

[@JuanLucasUmali]

haven't watched yet but....how do u always manage to upload videos that reflect my search history in the past week....

[@MeganAmber]

I’m psychic 😂

[@extropiantranshuman]

@@MeganAmber great minds think alike

[@santanubanerjee5479]

What are the packages we need to start learning? I came across biopython but have never used it. In the video did you mention "zeta, node pyroxeta" as your referred computational biology modules?

[@Asaagain]

Hey Megan, loved this video. Definitely subscribing. Wanted to ask for your opinion, so I’m coming from a complete biology/medicine background and I’d like to go for further studies in the field of computational biology or bioinformatics but I’m worried cause I have no coding and computer science background. Any advice?

[@unwind1613]

How cool you both are. I’m going for msc bioinformatics

[@extropiantranshuman]

I'm doing not computational biology, but something really close. There's something called eyewire and I kind of turned it into an essay.

[@khalliwalli-obaidfarooqui]

Nice sharing and keep it up

[@Gosick02]

does computational biology has a good job demand and please tell me the average salary info

[@extropiantranshuman]

I took a bioinformatics class - maybe that's what got me into it?

[@kashmiraiyer9384]

The video is informative but continuous laughing is distracting

[@asada7972]

👀

[@takiyaazrin7562]

2 minutes laughing intro. You can skip that part

[@rouhmaaziz9061]

Nothing useful in this video 😢

[@jakefastf]

This video was mid