Spring 2020 - MBB 741 G100

Bioinformatics (3)

Class Number: 2803

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2020: Wed, Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    MBB 331 and MBB 342 or permission of the instructor.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Lectures and hands-on instruction at the computer in the use of, and theory behind, bioinformatic software and algorithms for the analysis of macromolecular data.

COURSE DETAILS:

Calendar Description: 
Examining the use of, and theory behind, bioinformatic software and algorithms for the analysis of macromolecular data. Includes consideration of recent literature and discussion of ethics in method development and analysis. 

Course Details: 
Examining the latest developments in bioinformatics, which is loosely defined as the intersection between the fields of molecular biology and computer science. Topics covered may include sequence searching and alignment, bioinformatics databases and ontologies, sequence variant analysis, sequence motif identification, metagenomics analysis, protein analysis, evolutionary/phylogenetic analysis, network/systems biology, machine learning/software development for predictive methods, and ethics in method/database development and analysis. Instruction will include lecture material and in-depth consideration of selected papers in the field.

Grading

  • Quizzes on lecture material and assigned reading throughout the term 45%
  • Presentations 25%
  • Participation 5%
  • Term paper 25%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

None.

Graduate Studies Notes:

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Registrar Notes:

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