Ramapo College Bioinformatics Program

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-protein-folding-ai-vastly-expands-on-alphafolds-efforts/

New protein-folding AI vastly expands on Alphafold's efforts The new open-source atlas, generated by an AI tool called ESMFold2, vastly increases the known protein universe

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Ramapo College undergraduate Bioinformatics Program was recently highlighted!

One of my favorite quote in this article:
“Faculty say the program’s strength comes from its interdisciplinary foundation, the cornerstone of Ramapo’s liberal arts curriculum.”

Decoding the Future of Health A bioinformatics degree at Ramapo College combines biology and computer science through hands-on research, preparing students for graduate study and biotechnology careers.

Another example of drug repurposing

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