Submitted by Betty Savka on March 20, 2009 - 9:28am
Course Title:
Foundations of Bioinformatics (BIOINF 2051)
Credits:
3
Description:
Provides an introduction to selected topics of bioinformatics also known as computational biology. In this course, the difficult computational problems involving different types of biological information are identified using case studies from current literature. Emphasis is on genomic aspects of computational biology with some overview of proteomics and structural aspects. The course is structured as a seminar course intending to draw students into participating in discussions related to both problems and existing solutions.
Prerequisites:
An introductory biology course and an undergraduate mathematics course.