Getting into Bioinformatics... - Looking for advice... (Mar/14/2005 )

First off, hello!!

I'm a working IT professional. I've done everything from application development to database programming to project management. I have next to no Biology or chemistry background. I have a bachelor's in a liberal art and no Master's degree. And seeing that I've been in the workforce a while I'm also not a spring chicken (I'm in my 30s). Nonetheless, I'd like to get into Bioinformatics.

Does someone with my background have a fighting chance in the field? Obviously, I'd have to get re-educated.

Any advice for someone like me?

Any feedback would be appreciated!

Thank you!

My best Friend have a background like you http://www.ccg.unam.mx/personalInfo?id=freyre_gonzalez_j_a and recently have published this paper http://genomebiology.com/2008/9/10/R154. May be you can Join to the "Computational Genomics Research Program" at CCG-UNAM in Mexico