Sample interview questions: What computational or bioinformatics skills do you possess that are relevant to genetic research?
Sample answer:
- Programming languages: Python, R, Perl, Java, C++
- Bioinformatics software: Galaxy, Ensembl, UCSC Genome Browser, BLAST, CLUSTALW, MEGA
- Statistical software: SAS, SPSS, Stata
- Data analysis techniques: Clustering, principal component analysis, linear regression, logistic regression, survival analysis
- Experience in the following areas:
- Next-generation sequencing data analysis
- Genome-wide association studies
- Gene expression profiling
- Epigenomics
- Population genetics
- Strong understanding of the following concepts: