A recent discussion was provoked by @attilacsordas on twitter January 8 regarding what is the choice term for referring to those researchers working on Bioinformatics and Computational Biology fields.
Are bioinformaticians and bioinformatists alike? :)
— attilacsordas (@attilacsordas) January 8, 2014
This debate is older than people may think and it looks like an insignificant topic, but when you are writing your CV or your internet profile, or you’re looking for a new job, you will need a professional title, and that is really important. If you also look the volume of discussion and opinions about this topic on internet you will realize that the community have different points of view. I've use some of my spare time to read in detail different opinions about it, and also collect some those opinions and articles. Let’s see what common terms are used nowadays for these researchers:
Bioinformaticist, Bioinformatician, Computational Biologist, Digital biologist, bioinformatics analyst
Bioinformaticist, Bioinformatician, Computational Biologist, Digital biologist, bioinformatics analyst
