About Stella Maris College, Chennai

Stella Maris College, Chennai, India is an art and science college that aims to empower young women to face the challenges of life with courage and commitment and to promote a learning community in which all, especially those from less-privileged backgrounds, feel part of the collaborative high-quality educational process which is value-based and leads to holistic growth. 

To fulfill this mission, Pine Biotech offered educational training services for the students pursuing their Master’s Degree in Bioinformatics. The training was possible as a result of successful coordination by Ms. Sagaya Jansi R, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Pursuing), Head of Bioinformatics Department, and Ms. Aishwarya S, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Pursuing), Assistant Professor - Bioinformatics Department. 

A total of 9 postgraduate students were enrolled for the training for a period of one month from June 2022 to July 2022.

Student Participation By Omics Logic Course

As a part of the 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. 

Figure 1: Student Participation By Omics Logic Courses 

After the completion of their training program, as observed in Figure 1, we can see that there were mainly six courses where there was high interest among the students and are as follows: Introduction to Bioinformatics (n = 9); Bytes and Molecules (n = 8); Python Course 1 (n = 3); Genomics (n = 2); R Coding Course 1 (n = 2), and BioML-Machine Learning for Biomedical Data (n = 2). 

This was followed by other courses: Biomolecular Data Analysis (n = 1); R Coding Course 2 (n = 1); Single Cell Transcriptomics (n = 1); Transcriptomics (n = 1), and Metagenomics (n = 1).

Student Participation By Omics Logic Example Projects

To help students acquire practical skills beyond the theoretical concepts covered during the coursework, the Omics Logic Learn Portal also offers example projects on oncology, virology, neuroscience, agriculture, and infectious diseases that are sourced from high-impact research publications. 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. 

Figure 2: Student Participation By Omics Logic Example Projects 

As observed from Figure 2, there was a significant interest amongst students in the following example projects: Modeling Cancer Precision Medicine (n = 2); TCGA Liver Cancer - Precision Oncology (n = 2), and Ebolavirus: Deadly Mutations (n = 2).

This was followed by other example projects: Breast Cancer: Oncogene Variant Calling (n = 1); Role of High Fat Diet on Obesity (n = 1); Differentially Expressed Genes in Alzheimer (n = 1); Surveillance of SARS-COV-2 VOC (n = 1); Host Response to Malaria Infection (n = 1); Drought stress and resistance in potato (n = 1); Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) (n = 1); Changing Immune Response in Cancer (n = 1); Patient Derived Xenograft Models (n = 1); EV-D68 and Acute flaccid myelitis in Kids (n = 1); COVID-19 Origin & Pathogenesis of SARS-COV2 (n = 1), and Single Cell RNA-Seq for Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (n = 1).

Omics Logic Learn Points Achieved By Students 

Figure 3: Omics Logic Learn Points Achieved By Students

As observed in the Figure 3, there was (n = 1) student achieving learn points in the range of 0 - 2000. This was followed by the highest number of students achieving learn points in the range of 2000 - 4000 (n = 4), followed by 4000 - 6000 (n = 3). 

There was no student obtaining any learn points in the category of 6000 - 8000 (n = 0). Finally, the highest points were achieved by a student in the range of 8000 - 10,000 (n = 1).

Student Participation By Omics Logic Achievements

Figure 4: Omics Logic Achievements By Students

A major portion of the students had Omics Logic achievements in the range of 0 - 500 (n = 8). However, there was no student gaining achievements in the range of 500-1000. Finally, n = 1 student had the highest achievement in the range of 1000 - 1500. 

Top Participants From Stella Maris College

Based on the Omics Logic Learn Points achieved, here are some of the top performers from Stella Maris College: 

1. R. Shajitha Banu achieved 8775 points on the OmicsLogic learn portal thereby becoming the participant who has achieved the highest points. She has completed the following courses: Introduction to Bioinformatics; Bytes and Molecules; Genomics; BioML-Machine Learning for Biomedical Data, Python Course 1, R Coding Course 1, R Coding Course 2, Single Cell Transcriptomics, and Transcriptomics. She has also completed the following example projects: Modeling Cancer Precision Medicine; TCGA Liver Cancer - Precision Oncology; Ebolavirus: Deadly Mutations; Breast Cancer: Oncogene Variant Calling; Role of High Fat Diet on Obesity; Differentially Expressed Genes in Alzheimer; Surveillance of SARS-COV-2 VOC; Host Response to Malaria Infection; Drought stress and resistance in potato; Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm); Changing Immune Response in Cancer; Patient-Derived Xenograft Models; EV-D68 and Acute flaccid myelitis in Kids; COVID-19 Origin & Pathogenesis of SARS-COV2, and Single Cell RNA-Seq for Lung Cancer (NSCLC). 

Profile Link – https://learn.omicslogic.com/user/vAdPcumjQSXozAkoZAXK3snMfnu1 

1. Aishwarya Devarajan achieved 4402 points on the OmicsLogic learn portal thereby becoming the participant who has achieved the second-highest points. She has completed the following courses: Introduction to Bioinformatics; Bytes and Molecules; Biomolecular Data Analysis, and Python Course 1. She has also completed an example project on Ebolavirus: Deadly Mutations.  

Profile Link – https://learn.omicslogic.com/user/HJYkuN99VPaPn7Qz64JNNutFP3w2 

1. Jennifer Mary J achieved 4358 points on the OmicsLogic learn portal thereby becoming the participant who has achieved the third-highest points. She has completed the following courses: Introduction to Bioinformatics; Bytes and Molecules, and R Coding Course 1.

Profile Link – https://learn.omicslogic.com/user/AkPfMn2BSOhBUoOClcGYHfz0lxg2 

1. Harini Muralidhar achieved 4018 points on the OmicsLogic learn portal thereby becoming the participant who has achieved the fourth-highest points. She has completed the following courses: Introduction to Bioinformatics; Bytes and Molecules, and Python Course 1.    

Profile Link – https://learn.omicslogic.com/user/QvowAwpxfmTwhtydzJHAc8AZ5A22 

1. Nikshana achieved 3468 points on the OmicsLogic learn portal thereby becoming the participant who has achieved the fourth-highest points. She has completed the following courses: Introduction to Bioinformatics and Bytes and Molecules. 

Profile Link – https://learn.omicslogic.com/user/NAFlCyXtGDX9y0BHH94G03tAMH43