Course overview
Bioinformatics Practice extends on the theoretical basis for bioinformatics analysis of biological systems covered in the Bioinformatics and Systems Modelling course (BIOTECH 7005). Bioinformatics practice covers the practical aspects of implementing bioinformatics analyses, evaluating approaches to analysing large biological data sets and communicating results. Topics include implementing sequence alignment and genome assembly, clustering data for dimensional reduction and visualising results.
Course learning outcomes
- Implement efficient alignment, assembly and clustering algorithms.
- Formulate and justify appropriate choices in technology, strategy, and analysis for a range of projects involving DNA, RNA, or protein sequence data.
- Develop pipelines of analysis tools to analyse real-world biological data sets, and show familiarity with the syntax and options required to generate meaningful interpretations.
- Analyse an analytical approach for efficiency, robustness and correctness and explain the importance of these to non-specialist colleagues.
- Explain common methods and applications for analysis of gene or protein expression.
- Use data visualisation software to effectively communicate results.
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