This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of molecular biology and to the bioinformatics tools and databases used for the prediction of protein function and structure. It is designed to impart both a theoretical understanding of popular computational methods and practical hands-on experience with protein sequence analysis methods applied to real data. NO PROGRAMMING IS REQUIRED.
Lectures:Textbook: Bioinformatics: A practical guide to the analysis of genes and proteins, Third Edition, by Baxevanis and Ouellette
TuTh 330-5PM, 105 Latimer
Labs:
Th 5-8PM , Fri 2-5PM 1171 Etcheverry
OH:
TBD
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Last updated: August 28th, 2007