Bioinformatics
Full course description
Bioinformatics is the interdisciplinary research area at the interplay between computer science and biological science. The course will give an overview of bioinformatics programs and databases used in today’s world to tackle new challenges in the genomic era. Computational tools necessary for the genomic research will be introduced and applied to practical exercises. Modern biology research employs some application of mathematical, statistical and computational tools to synthesize recorded data and integrate different types of information to answer particular biological questions. To be able to follow the course successfully, students are required to have a basic understanding of biological terms, such as nucleic acids, amino acids, genes, transcription and translation.
Course objectives
- To understand fundamental principles of bioinformatics for modern molecular biological research.
- To explore biological databases and to navigate and utilize common biological databases such as NCBI, UniProt, and PDB.
- To describe the basic principles and concepts underlying bioinformatics, including sequence analysis, structural analysis, and systems biology.
- To analyze genomic data using bioinformatics techniques to identify genes, promoters, and regulatory elements.
- To visualize and interpret bioinformatics data effectively using appropriate software tools.
- To explore limitations of bioinformatics output and methods.
Prerequisites
VSC1101 Introduction to Biology OR VSC2104 Molecular Biology AND The Applied Researcher I, II, III