COM 203 BIOINFORMATICS

An introduction to the use of informatics, genomics, and computational biology in analyzing biological data. Topics include DNA and protein sequences, interaction networks, gene expression, channel current analysis of DNA molecules, and computational techniques for retrieving, analyzing, and visualizing data. Focus on DNA analysis for gene finding, including simple program writing for data mining. No prior knowledge of programming required. Emphasis on projects involving interdisciplinary teams and medically related problems.