Current Topics in Bioinformatics

1.0 credits

This course is designed to provide students with training in current topics in bioinformatics including statistical learning, informatics pipelines and high-throughput data analysis. The students will learn to critically evaluate and discuss primary literature and their own research emphasizing rigorous use of advanced computational, statistical and quantitative methods. During discussions, the students will learn about 1) commonly used techniques in the field of biomedical informatics for data intensive research, 2) metrics for method evaluations and choice of method, 3) underlying principles of various modeling techniques, 4) accessing data and information available in the public domain and 5) cross disciplinary training of biological domains and clinical endpoints.