Introduction to Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

BIOINF
527

Course Discipline

Bioinformatics

Course Level

500+

Course Credits

4

Term(s) Offered

Fall

Course Description

This course introduces students to the fundamental theories and practices of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology via a series of integrated lectures and labs.  These lectures and labs will focus on the basic knowledge required in this field, methods of high-throughput data generation, accessing public genome-related information and data, and tools for data mining and analysis.  The course is divided into four areas:  Basics of Bioinformatics, Computational Phylogeny (includes sequence analysis), Systems Biology and Modeling.

Eligible for Microbiology Certificate Program

Yes