Fundamentals of Bioinformatics

(4 Credits)

The course has a lecture and a recitation component. During the recitation the students will use popular software packages to analyze publicly available data from genome projects and high-throughput experiments. The course is divided into three sections: Genomics students will learn about different DNA-sequencing technologies and the challenges behind analyzing the sequences. Students will learn the concepts behind aligning sequences and predicting where genes reside in sequences. Structural Bioinformatics students will learn the concepts behind predicting RNA and protein structures. Functional Genomics students will learn about gene expression analysis and how it can be used to identify changes in genome structure and gene activity.