CSC 358 - Advanced Topics: Bioinformatics (1)

Bioinformatics is the application of computational approaches to biological problems. This fast-growing field is becoming essential to biomedical research. This course will provide students with an introduction to the algorithms, tools, and computational methods used to analyze biological data. In this class, we will introduce many of the areas of study within the field of bioinformatics including genomics, proteomics, structural bioinformatics and statistics. Students who take this course will leave with the ability to analyze data in python and R, search databases, perform sequence alignments, and use online tools to analyze genomic data. Prerequisite(s): CSC 140, DSC 223, or permission of instructor.