Mol. Bio for Bioinf

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

An introductory molecular biology and biochemistry course that emphasizes topics of special interest to students of bioinformatics, including properties of amino acids and proteins, the central dogma (DNA replication, mRNA transcription, protein translation) and regulation of gene expression. The course consists of a mixture of lectures and tutorial sessions where students work on problem sets related to the lecture material.