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Undergraduate
Dr. Charlie Spillane currently teaches the BC3010 module on Bioinformatics and Molecular Evolution to ~ 70 students from the degrees in Biochemistry, Genetics and Biomedical Science. This module consists of 18 hours of lectures followed by summer exams on the topic.
Dr. Charlie Spillane and his research group also run the BC3010 practical course on Bioinformatics and Molecular Evolution for the ~ 70 students from the degrees in Biochemistry, Genetics and Biomedical Science. This module consists of 18 hours of practicals, where each student (a) writes a practical report and (b) presents a research paper, upon which they are marked.
The SFI Genetics and Biotechnology Lab also trains final year BSc Genetics students from UCC in research on a topic that the lab is working on. Each year 2 students conduct research training in the lab, followed by a research report write-up and a presentation on their research results.
In addition, each year the SFI lab has accepted undergraduate summer students and interns to conduct 3 month research projects funded by the SFI UREKA Program, the Wellcome Trust and ERASMUS. Most such students have to date pursued a career in research.
UCC
Bioinformatics Practical Course 2008
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Postgraduate
As a result of the OECD Review of Higher Education, Ireland now has the objective of doubling the number of doctoral students in Ireland by 2010. Our lab plays its part in this objective through training of PhD, MSc and undergraduate students (e.g. SFI UREKA programme).
Our lab has regular lab meetings every Thursday morning where one lab member presents their work and another presents the Figures/Tables from a journal article. We also conduct a roundtable review of where each member in the group is at with their research to identify problems and opportunities.
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Supervision and assessment of undergraduate and postgraduate research |
Advice for MSc & PhD students
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