Introduction to bioinformatics and sequence analysis

Aim

The rapidly increasing amount of publicly available information has become a major source of information for biomedical researchers. Knowing how to use appropriate software tools running on computers is a necessity for biologists wanting to identify new genes or new patterns. Too often, students in biology do not even know that these tools are available. Fortunately, the emergence of web interfaces to access databases and analyze sequences has made the field accessible for most scientists. We think that this introductory course is an important part of the training of every student in all fields of science. Course objectives:

to ensure familiarity with basic computer concepts and their everyday use in a biological laboratory setting
to acquaint the students with the structure of molecular sequence databases and with the methods to analyze their contents
to present some of the biological resources available on the Internet and their usefulness (or lack thereof)
to provide a sound introduction to the possibilities and limitations of computer-assisted genome analysis
to introduce the participants to the free "program" resources available from the Internet and to train them in their usage.
The course focuses on practical problems using computers.

Location & Organization

Organizer

FLÄK - The Research School in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Course Director

Patrik Medstrand

Location / venue

Lund University (Faculty of Medicine)

Timing & Workload

Duration 1 week
ECTS points 3
Frequency Annual
 

Examination yes

Criteria

Is the course taught in English? yes
Is documentation available? (book, syllabus)? yes
Is the course open for external researchers? yes

More Information

http://www.biol.lu.se/cellorgbiol/postgrad/courses/course_26.html