Fundamental Bioinformatics
The course revolves around the following themes: biological databases, sequence alignment (pairwise and multiple), phylogeny, genomics, next generation sequencing, expression analysis, RNA-seq, RNA structure, systems biology.
Course description
Content
After successfully completing the course, participants will be able to use, apply and understand the most important bioinformatical tools and theories.
The students will learn how to:
- Perform a correct computational analysis of a given biological problem, which includes the selection of relevant tools.
- Explain and discuss strengths and weaknesses of the applied tools and how these affect the obtained results.
- Suggest further analyses that could improve the results obtained.
Recommended academic qualifications
Basic genetics, biochemistry (incl. protein chemistry) and molecular biology.
Place
- The University of Copenhagen
- Department of Biology
Contact
SCIENCE Student Services
Call (+45) 35 33 35 33 from 9.00-12:30 (closed Wednesdays)
Write to studentservices@science.ku.dk