Bioinformatics
With the advent of technological advancements in biology came the need to develop methods for analysing high amounts of complex data. This resulted in the birth of the field known as “bioinformatics”, which is totally concerned with biological data analysis and interpretation. This course covers the basics of bioinformatics from the definitions to the operating systems and programming languages. It also covers the most commonly used bioinformatic techniques, such as phylogenetic analysis and molecular modelling, as well as their clinical applications.
Teaching methods
• Lectures
• Practical sessions
- Course CodeOPPM 105
- ModuleModule 1
- Credit Hours8ECTS/3EG/3LB
- Describe the importance of bioinformatics.
- List different biological databases and their uses.
- Perform advanced search of the literature.
- Distinguish between different programming languages and their applications.
- Analyze DNA sequences.
- Design primers.
- Distinguish between methods used in genetic and genomic analysis.
- Demonstrate the use of genomic methods for studying human genetic variation.
- Perform multiple sequence alignments.
- List proteomic tools used for analyzing proteomic data.
- Identify the importance of protein modelling.
- Recall the methods and databases used in protein modelling.
- Apply the bioinformatics tools on clinical research and practice.