Towards Portrait [(Auto) Ethnography, Narrative, and Action Research] of Bioinformatics.

Citation: Ling, MHT. 2017. Towards Portrait [(Auto) Ethnography, Narrative, and Action Research] of Bioinformatics. EC Proteomics and Bioinformatics 2(1): 29-35.

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A bioinformaticist often interacts with many professionals and work on multiple projects at the same time; hence, highly social. Qualitative portrayal approaches; such as action research, ethnography, and narratives; have been employed in healthcare education and practices but limited in bioinformatics. In this article, I review 12 portraits in healthcare education and practices and argue that there are both intrinsic and extrinsic benefits for bioinformaticist to engage in portrayals of the field. Publication is the main extrinsic benefit. The main intrinsic benefit comes from learning and consolidating past experiences, forming a launch pad into the future. I conclude by listing 6 directions in which a bioinformaticist can embark on.