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MA324: Introduction to Bioinformatics (Honours)
Semester 2 | Credits: 5
The course will give students an appreciation of the application of computers and algorithms in molecular biology. This includes foundation knowledge of bioinformatics; the ability to perform basic bioinformatic tasks; and to discuss current bioinformatic research with respect to human health.
Learning Outcomes
- outline key bioinformatics principles and approaches
- discuss the relevance of bioinformatics to medicine
- obtain molecular sequence data from public repositories
- implement key bioinformatics algorithms by hand on toy datasets
- use bioinformatics software tools, including tools for sequence alignment, homology searching, phylogenetic inference and promoter analysis;
- describe key high throughput data generation technologies and the steps involved in data pre-processing and basic analysis of these data.
Assessments
- Written Assessment (70%)
- Continuous Assessment (30%)
Teachers
- MARY KELLY:
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- COLLETTE MCLOUGHLIN:
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- CATHAL SEOIGHE:
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- Pilib O Broin:
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- Lars Jermiin:
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Reading List
- "Bioinformatics ; Sequence and Genome Analysis" by David W Mount
ISBN: 9788123909981.
Publisher: CBS Publishers & Distributors - "INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS." by Arthur M. Lesk
ISBN: 9780195685251.
Publisher: OUP - "Bioinformatics" by [edited by] Andreas D. Baxevanis, B. F. Francis Ouellette
ISBN: 9780471383901.
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.