About OmicsLogic – Government City College, Hyderabad Collaboration

The Government City College, Hyderabad, India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pine Biotech – A Big Data Analytics Company that offers training, services and solutions in bioinformatics on the 7th of September 2022.  

The collaboration has been made possible as a result of successful efforts by Dr. P. Bala Bhaskar, Principal at Government City College (A), Hyderabad; Mrs. P. Pushpalatha, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology, Dr. Kishore Golla, Associate Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology and Ms. Farheen Ayesha Brijees, Ph.D. Student. 

On 14th September 2022, an orientation session was conducted for the students to introduce them to the training objectives, expected learning outcomes, and associated resources they get access to as a part of the training program. A total of 20 sessions were conducted from 21st September 2022 – 26th October 2022. 

To learn more about our collaboration, visit – https://edu.omicslogic.com/government-city-college-hyderabad 

Student Training & Examination Outcomes: Government City College, Hyderabad

OmicsLogic Learn Portal: Learning Outcomes

During the course of their training, the students received access to the Omics Logic Learn Portal which offers a diverse range of comprehensive and up-to-date online courses on topics ranging from genomics, transcriptomics, metagenomics, and epigenomics to single-cell transcriptomics. 

For those interested to learn about the technical aspects of biomedical data analysis, the portal also offers courses on python, R programming, and machine learning. 

For hands-on analytical experience and practice for bioinformatics education, learners also receive access to the AI-guided and user-friendly T-BioInfo Platform that combines statistical analysis modules into bioinformatics pipelines.

Fig. 1: OmicsLogic Learn Points achieved by students.

Based on Fig. 1, we can infer that a majority of students (n = 24) had learned points in the range of 0-2000. This was followed by n = 14 and n = 9 students having learned points in the range of 2000-4000 and 4000-6000, respectively. It is interesting to note that there is n = 1 student gaining learn points in the range of 8000-10,000, thereby becoming the student from Government City College, Hyderabad with the highest points on the portal.

The following are the top 10 students who had achieved the highest learning points on the portal: 

Table 1: List of top 10 students with the highest OmicsLogic Learn Points.

Final Examination: Learning Outcomes 

A final examination was conducted for the students on November 3rd, 2022. It consisted of 20 questions based on Course 1: Introduction to Bioinformatics and Course 2: Bytes and Molecules. Each question carries 1 mark and it was mandatory to answer all of them. The time duration given for answering questions were 30 minutes. 

Fig. 2: Final exam points scored by students.  

As depicted in Fig. 2, the majority of the students (n = 14) achieved a full score i.e., 20 out of 20 points. This was followed by a total of n = 35 students scoring in the range of 10-19 points. Finally, a total of n = 5 students scored in the range of 0-10 points. 

In addition to scoring marks based on the final exam, students were also given 5 marks for feedback submission.  

The following are the top students who have scored the highest total marks based on final examination (total marks = 20) and feedback submission (total marks = 5): 

Table 2: List of top 9 students with the highest Final Examination Score.

It is interesting to note that the following students also belonged to the top 10 student list with the highest OmicsLogic Learn Points:

1. Dwarampudi Ramya Kiran, M.Sc. Biotechnology.
2. K. Krishnaveni, B.Sc. Biotechnology. 
3. G. Neeraj, B.Sc. Biotechnology.

Feedback Form Submissions: Learning Outcomes  

In addition to the final exam form, students were also given a feedback form to validate the outcomes of the OmicsLogic Training Program. The feedback form consisted of 7 questions and finally a section for sharing student feedback. We received a total of 52 responses.   

Fig. 3: Feedback submissions by educational background of the students. 

Out of the 52 submissions, the highest number of responses were from B.Sc. Biotechnology background (n = 38) while we received n = 14 submissions from M.Sc. Biotechnology students. 

Fig. 4: Feedback question to check the relevance of bioinformatics analysis tools, skills, and resources in the student’s interesting field of work.

As shown in Fig. 4, the majority of the students (n = 27) responded that bioinformatics analysis tools, skills, and resources are “Extremely Important” in their interested field of work. This was followed by n = 25 students responding that it is “Very Important”.

Fig. 5: Feedback question to check the student’s level of understanding of bioinformatics before enrolling in the Omics Logic Training.

From Fig. 5, it can be understood that the majority of students (n = 15) were “Aware but don’t know much”. This was followed by n = 14 students responding that they are “Knowledgeable”. Finally, almost a similar number of students responded that they were “Very Knowledgeable” (n = 12) or “Extremely Knowledgeable” (n = 11).

Fig. 6: Feedback question to check if the Omics Logic Training has improved the student’s understanding of bioinformatics.

In comparison to Fig. 5, we can observe from Fig. 6 that there has been a significant improvement in the student’s understanding of bioinformatics after Omics Logic Training. The majority of students (n = 24) responded that they have become “Very Knowledgeable”. This was followed by n = 16 students responding that they are “Extremely Knowledgeable”. Finally, a minor number of students (n = 11 and n = 1) responded that they are “Knowledgeable” and “Aware but don’t know much” respectively. 

Fig. 7: Feedback question to understand the role of mentor guidance and team support during the course of student training.

From Fig. 7, it can be inferred that a significant number of students (n = 28 and n = 22) found that mentor guidance and team support during the course of student training were “Very helpful” and “Significantly helpful” respectively. Only a minor number of students (n = 2) found it “Somewhat helpful”.

Fig. 8: Feedback question to understand the role of an online learning community in motivating students during their training period.

As observed in Fig. 8,  a significant number of students (n = 31 and n = 19) found that an online learning community during the course of student training were “Very helpful” and “Significantly helpful” respectively. Only a minor number of students (n = 2) found it “Somewhat helpful”.

Fig. 9: Feedback question to identify student interest in completing a research project and getting it published in a peer-reviewed journal.

From Fig. 9, we can note that a significant number of students (n = 49) are interested in completing a research project and getting it published in a peer-reviewed journal. Only a minor number of students (n = 3) responded that they are not.

Fig. 10: Feedback question to identify student interest in completing a research internship with OmicsLogic.

From Fig. 10, it can be observed that a majority of students (n = 34) are interested in completing a 3-month research internship while n = 10 students are interested in completing a 6-month research internship. However, n = 8 students responded that they are not sure. 

Student Gallery: Government City College, Hyderabad

Image 1: Government City College, Hyderabad Students appearing for the OmicsLogic Final Exam.

Image 2: Dwarampudi Ramya Kiran, M.Sc. Biotechnology Student completing an example project on LIver Cancer and running a demo pipeline on T-BioInfo Server.

Image 3: Ravali Tatikonda, M.Sc. Biotechnology Student completing an example project on COVID-19 pathogenesis and running a demo pipeline on T-BioInfo Server.

Student Testimonials: Government City College, Hyderabad

“It was a great experience working with the Omics Logic team. As bioinformatics is an emerging field there is a lot to learn and the guidance I got from the team was helpful and a good initiative.” 

– Ravali Tatikonda, M.Sc. Biotechnology.

“Learned a lot of new things. Thank you Omics Logic!” 

– Sreeja Sagar, B.Sc. Biotechnology. 

“It was a great opportunity to learn new things that help us to improve our knowledge and skills.” 

– Zaheer Khan, B.Sc. Biotechnology. 

"Omics is a very useful platform but lessons before subscriptions are lessons. If they are more it would be very helpful. Thank you Aayushi Ma'am and Sonalika Ma'am for clearing all the doubts wherever necessary."

– Dwarampudi Ramya Kiran, M.Sc. Biotechnology.

“Omics Logics is a very good portal to learn and gain knowledge about Bioinformatics. It was very helpful to learn bioinformatics in an easy way. Lectures given by mentors were very helpful. Thank you!”

– Avuluri Samatha Reddy, M.Sc. Biotechnology.

“It is fine. But we need some more videos for easy understanding of the concepts.”

– Yenugu Gowthami, M.Sc. Biotechnology.

“This course was very helpful for me. I have personally felt it was a really good experience and the courses were very informative. I have been learning a lot from the courses and I would love to learn more from Pine Biotech.”

– Likhita. K, B.Sc. Biotechnology. 

“It would be great if I get an internship from Omics Logic. It is a great platform to learn about bioinformatics.”

– Athufa Tazeen, M.Sc. Biotechnology. 

“Omics is an excellent course, which encourages and  improves knowledge based on the ability to learn and interest.”

– Arthipriyanka, B.Sc. Biotechnology.

“In my view, you are helping us at your best. As we are going through online sessions sometimes, the video and audio may not be that much clear.” 

– Baidi Sharanya, B.Sc. Biotechnology.

“Yes, this course is very useful. The only thing is after completing two courses for bioinfo, and python while attending the test it asks for a subscription.”

– Md. Mannan, B.Sc. Biotechnology.

Further Reading

1. Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony: Government City College, Hyderabad & Pine Biotech, USA – https://edu.omicslogic.com/blog/memorandum-of-understanding-signing-ceremony-government-city-college-hyderabad-pine-biotech-usa 
2. OmicsLogic Research Fellowship Program – https://edu.omicslogic.com/omics-logic-research-fellowship 
3. OmicsLogic Partner University Training Program – https://edu.omicslogic.com/omics-logic-partnership 
4. OmicsLogic Winter Training Program – https://edu.omicslogic.com/omicslogic-programs