Bioinformatics

Catalog description

This course introduces fundamental concepts and methods for bioinformatics. Bioinformatics deals with the resources, devices, and methods required to acquire, store, retrieve, and analyze biological and health-related data. Topics covered include genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, sequence analysis and statistics. In addition, the basic concepts of database design and bioanalytical computer coding used for big data analysis will be introduced. The objective is to familiarize students with a variety of bioinformatic tools that will have practical value for research in biomedical applications.