Next-Generation Sequencing Data Analysis. 2 Credit Hours

Catalog description

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is becoming increasingly commonplace in biomedical research. For many labs, the main bottleneck to implementing NGS applications is data analysis. This course is designed to introduce students to bioinformatics analysis of NGS data. The course consists of two modules: the first module covers working in the Unix/Linux environment, mapping NGS data to a genome of interest, and performing downstream analysis of RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, and ATAC-seq data. The second module will be an introduction to the programming language Perl, which will enable students to perform custom bioinformatics analysis. This course will be taught in the form of interactive hands-on computer classes. No prior knowledge of programming or coding is required.