Professional Studies in Biomedical Informatics

BMIM-GA 2004 - 0 Credits
Tuesday 12-1PM 

In person location: SB 920

Zoom: https://nyu.zoom.us/j/94791180458

Course Directors: 
Sana Badri (sana.badri@nyulangone.org)

Kelly Ruggles (kelly.ruggles@nyulangone.org)

Course Administrator: 
Sandra Squarcia (sandra.squarcia@nyulangone.org)

Course Description:​
The goal of this course is to provide guidance in the following areas

  • Choosing a practicum research project

    • ​Research Spotlight series will introduce potential mentors and projects

  • Formal presentations and public speaking​

    • ​​Three presentations will be given throughout the year 

      • ​​Specific Aims

      • Preliminary Results

      • Final Thesis

  • Career Development

    • Resume building

    • Email etiquette 

    • Interviewing

    • Meeting with potential employers 

  • Writing development

    • Literature Search

    • Citation Management

    • Peer Review

This class will be graded as a pass or fail based on attendance. 

Deadlines:

January 29, 2024: Written Literature Review Draft Due

February 6, 2024: Written Draft of Specific Aims Due

February 13, 2024: Presentation of Specific Aims (Group 2)

February 20, 2024: Presentation of Specific Aims (Group3)

April 30, 2024: Written Preliminary Results Draft Due

Research Day: June 27

Final thesis write-up: June 30, 2024

Spring 2024

  • January 30: Semester overview

  • February 6: Written draft of specific aims due (no class)

  • February 13: Presentation of Specific Aims (Group 1)

    • Yiang Chen, Mina Zanna, Baiqi Jiang, Wansang Lim, Aliza Siegman, Christian Marier, Ryan Walters

  • February 20: Presentation of Specific Aims (Group 2)

    • Fariz Nazir, Jamin Wu, Adeep Kulkarni, Roger Ying, Keen Liew, Mike Wang

  • April 30: Written preliminary results due

  • May 7: Writing your thesis

Fall 2023​​

  • Assignment due September 5: ​​Research labs at NYUMC that interest you.  Find at least 5 mentors you would be interested in meeting or hearing more from about their research. They do not have to be bioinformatics focused, but you should have an idea of how you would apply informatics methods to their labs. Provide a summary including the mentor name and a few sentences about why their research is appealing to you by (emailed to kelly.ruggles@nyulangone.org). 
    ​​Biomedical Informatics Research Mentors
    ​Full list of Vilcek Training Faculty

  • September 26: Course introduction followed by an optional PhD application overview

  • October 3: Research Spotlight 

  • October 10: Research Spotlight

  • October 17: Research Spotlight

  • October 24: Research Spotlight

  • October 31: Med School and Clinical Medicine Research Overview (OPTIONAL) — Paawan Punjabi

  • November 7: NO CLASS - Election Day

  • November 14: Practicum and Spring Electives overview

  • November 21: NO CLASS

  • November 28: NO CLASS

  • Final mentor decision due by December 1 at 5PM emailed to kelly.ruggles@nyulangone.org and sandra.squarcia@nyulangone.org .