Databases for Bioinformatics

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

Physical and logical organization of databases. Data retrieval languages, relational database languages, security and integrity, concurrency, overview of the databases in bioinformatics. Course Objectives In this course, students will learn how to create and manipulate a database system using MySQL. He or she will also learn how to design a database using the E/R model. Upon completion, students will understand how databases are used in bioinformatics and should be able to design and implement a complete normalized relational database system.