Interested students and industry participants should
contact Ann Reed at areed@bitmapchicago . For more information about the program
curriculum and courses, go online to http://www.

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UIC will develop and administer the curriculum for the certificate
program, which is designed to retrain unemployed and underemployed
information technology (IT) workers in the fast-growing field of
bioinformatics.

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"BiTmaP partnerships with local businesses, learning institutions,
industrial organizations and workforce development agencies help
create a community focused on building the future life science
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About BiTmaP:

BiTmaP is a tuition-free bioinformatics training program, designed
to bridge the gap between the surplus of unemployed or underemployed
information technology (IT ) professionals and the fast-growing life
science community in the Midwest. "Because technology changes quickly, the need for
professionals to keep abreast of new and updated IT programs is now
greater than ever.

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Lu and his team have more than ten
years of experience in bioinformatics.
UC Irvine Extension announces its spring/summer session certification
program in Oracle Database Administration to continue to meet the
demands of such businesses through its certification program.

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"The creative force behind many technological advancements in the
life sciences is the utilization of genomic data through
bioinformatics tools," said Sam Pruett, executive director of the
Illinois Medical District .

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Lu has published more than
thirty peer-reviewed papers on bioinformatics and computational
biophysics , and he has been invited to speak at numerous industry
events.

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IRVINE, Calif. launched WDP
to address the continued global IT-worker shortage and need for
accessible and low-cost IT skills training. In order to receive certification in Oracle
Database Administration, students must complete at least 15 units of
coursework with a grade of "C" or better in each course.

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BiTmaP students will increase earning potential, learn new skills,
expand existing skills and earn twelve college-level credits and a
certificate in bioinformatics from UIC. Students must only pass two exams to become an Oracle
Certified Professional.

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By being among the first to provide cutting-edge courses such as
Oracle 10g, UC Irvine Extension continues to hold their position as a
leader at the forefront of education for IT professionals.

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Bioinformatics is the use of IT to acquire, store, manage and
analyze biological data. "We want to create a pool of highly-skilled
bioinformatics professionals to drive innovation in a broad range of
life science industry sectors. Classes are scheduled to begin in
August 2005.
According to industry analysts and experts, Oracle certifications
are one of the most sought-after marques of credibility for expertise
in the information technology marketplace."
With the widely acclaimed certification, UC Irvine Extension
students are readied for a variety of entry-level Oracle job functions
and career advancement .

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The BiTmaP program will consist of three courses and an industry
internship. By completing our certificate program,
professionals will be better equipped to help organizations with their
data storage.

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"Our goal is to create a sustainable and flexible retraining
program that will help transition IT professionals to the fast-growing
field of bioinformatics," said Ann Reed, program director for BiTmaP.com or
call 949-824-1367.

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BiTmaP Appoints University of Illinois at Chicago as Academic Partner for the Bioinformatics Training Program

BiTmaP is sponsored by a $3 million
grant awarded to the Chicago Technology Park by the U. WDP enables UC Irvine
Extension to deliver training in full -time and part-time programs for
students.

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The BiTmaP training will utilize distance learning , work-site
learning, and industry internships and seminars to provide IT
professionals with the science knowledge and specific skills required
to obtain and maintain employment as bioinformatics professionals.

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The BiTmaP program will also
serve as a workforce development program for qualified industry
participants.S. BiTmaP has appointed the University of Illinois at Chicago to
provide IT professionals with the science knowledge and specific IT
skills required to obtain and maintain employment as bioinformatics
professionals. 1 provider
of Oracle training in the country through the Oracle Workforce
Development Program (WDP), UC Irvine Extension, is meeting the
ever-growing needs of the information technology (IT) industry. The newly
unveiled Oracle 10g course addresses key issues such as performing
standard database tasks, data backup and recovery procedures,
administering the network and gaining the knowledge necessary to
become an Oracle Certified Professional.empowertrain .

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For example, genomic research generates a
large amount of complex data that involves millions of individual DNA
building blocks. With UIC's focused expertise and
industry experience, the BiTmaP program will help to bridge the gap
between the surplus of unemployed and underemployed IT professionals
and the fast-growing Midwest life science community. Dr.bitmapchicago.com

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UC Irvine Extension Ranked No. 1 in the Country in Providing Oracle Training

"The demand for trained and knowledgeable database administrators
is expected to grow over the next decade ," said Stefano Stefan,
assistant director of information technology programs for UC Irvine
Extension .

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The
certification requirements have become simpler with the introduction
of Oracle 10g.

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The total certification process is projected to take
students up to one year to complete. As IT
businesses continue to seek ways to serve customers more efficiently,
the need to implement large-scale, secure databases continues to grow. Oracle Corp.

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CHICAGO----BiTmaP, a Chicago
Technology Park-sponsored initiative that offers tuition-free
bioinformatics training, announced today that it has chosen the
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), the only accredited
bioinformatics program in Illinois, as its academic training partner. Skilled IT workers with the ability to create
software and hardware solutions to help scientists understand this
data are in great demand in the life and health science industries.

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Hui Lu, professor of bioinformatics at UIC, will serve as
Academic Director for BiTmaP.

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