HS612 : Bioinformatics

Department

faculty of Medicine

Academic Program

Master in Histology and Genetics

Type

Elective

Credits

03

Prerequisite

Overview

This course is an introduction to the application of computational methods to biological data analysis and for discovery. The focus will be on computational methods in Genomics and Proteomics. In Genomics, computational methods will include DNA sequencing and fragment assembly, identification of genes in DNA, gene regulation, expression, large data arrays, and methods to study genetic diversity. In Proteomics, computational methods will embrace similarity, homology and analogy, protein folding and protein structure.