BIOL 443 - Bioinformatics

A detailed study of methods used in bioinformatics and the application of bioinformatics to modern biology. Topics include accessing public databases to acquire data, genomic technologies & data analysis, phylogenetic inference using parsimony, maximum likelihood and Bayesian approaches, phylogenetic comparative methods, and protein modeling, visualization & in-silico mutagenesis. (3-0)

Requisites: BIOL 291 and BIOL 260 (Required, Previous). BIOL 323 or BIOL 331 or BIOL 352 or BIOL 360 or BIOL 370 or BIOL 380 (Required, Previous). MATH 132 (Recommended, Previous).

Credits:3 cr

Session Cycle: Winter onlyYearly Cycle: Even Years