605.753 Computational Genomics
This course focuses on current problems of computational genomics. Students will use bioinformatics software and learn the principles underlying a variety of bioinformatics algorithms. In addition, students will explore and discuss bioinformatics research, and develop software tools to solve bioinformatics problems. Topics include analyzing eukaryotic, bacterial, and viral genes and genomes; finding genes in genomes and identifying their biological functions; predicting regulatory sites; assessing gene and genome evolution; and analyzing gene expression data.
Prerequisites: 605.205 Molecular Biology for Computer Scientists or equivalent and familiarity with probability and statistics.