S* Explained

S* (pronounced "S Star") is the diminutive for the S* Life Science Informatics Alliance, a collaboration between seven universities and the Karolinska Institutet of Sweden, and its course, the S-Star Bioinformatics Online course. The goal is to provide course material for training in bioinformatics and genomics.^{[1] [2]}

Member institutions

The following institutions are members of the S* Life Science Informatics Alliance:

• Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia^[3]
• University of Sydney (School of Molecular Bioscience), Australia (as of 2001)^{[1] [2]}
• Karolinska Institutet, Sweden (as of 2001)^{[1] [2]}
• University of Uppsala, Sweden (as of 2001)^{[1] [2]}
• National University of Singapore, Singapore (as of 2001)^{[1] [2]}
• University of the Western Cape, South Africa (as of 2001)^{[1] [2]}
• Stanford University, United States (as of 2001)^{[1] [2]}
• University of California, San Diego, United States, via the San Diego Supercomputer Center (as of 2002)^{[1] [2]}

References

Further reading

• 10.1002/bmb.2003.494031010160. The S-star trial bioinformatics course: An on-line learning success. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. 31. 20–23. 2003. Lim. Yun Ping. Höög. Jan-Olov. Gardner. Phyllis. Ranganathan. Shoba. Andersson. Siv. Subbiah. Subramanian. Tan. Tin Wee. Hide. Winston. Weiss. Anthony S.. free.
• https://www.learntechlib.org/p/100842

Notes and References

1. International online education: the S-Star trial bioinformatics course . International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education . 8 . 1 . Yun Ping Lim. Jan-Olov Höög. Phyllis Gardner. Shoba Ranganathan. Siv G. E. Andersson. Siv Andersson. Subramanian Subbiah. Tan Tin Wee. Winston Hide. Anthony S. Weiss . 12 February 2017 . 2002 .
2. Web site: International online education: the S-Star trial Bioinformatics course . Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education . 12 February 2017 . 2003 . Yun Ping Lim. Jan-Olov Höög. Phyllis Gardner. Shoba Ranganathan. Siv Andersson. Subramanian Subbiah. Tan Tin Wee. Winston Hide. Anthony S. Weiss.
3. Towards an Educational Grid for Promoting Bioinformatics Competency in the Asia Pacific . Media Asia . 32 . 3 . 128–134 . Tin Wee Tan . Shoba Ranganathan . Victor Joo Chuan Tong . Justin Khar Heng Choo . Richard Tan . Guan Sin Ong . Simon See . 20 May 2016 . 10.1080/01296612.2005.11726785 .