BFMT 204 Intermediate Bioinformatics

Course integrates biological concepts with computer and database methods to study biological systems. Concepts covered include modeling complex biological systems, mechanisms and integration of molecular and organism evolution, introduction to web-based biological databases, and computational tools for analysis of genomic and protein data. The Associate of Arts Bioinformatics degree prepares students for undergraduate schools or a career in the fast-paced pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

BFMT 200

Hours Weekly

4 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Analyze DNA, RNA and protein sequences
2. 2. Use comprehensive databases of the biomedical scientific literature, such as PubMed and Entrez
   PubMedesource.
   
3. 3. Retrieve protein and DNA sequences from databases.
4. 4. Apply bioinformatics to biological research
5. 5. Use Perl to solve biological problems
   
6. 6. Use BioPerl modules to manipulate and process sequences and nucleotides and proteins.
7. 7. Use BioPerl moduales for searching biological databases
   
8. 8. Create Perl programs for calculating DNA lengths
   

Course Objectives

1. 1. Analyze DNA, RNA and protein sequences
2. 2. Use comprehensive databases of the biomedical scientific literature, such as PubMed and Entrez
   PubMedesource.
   
3. 3. Retrieve protein and DNA sequences from databases.
4. 4. Apply bioinformatics to biological research
5. 5. Use Perl to solve biological problems
   
6. 6. Use BioPerl modules to manipulate and process sequences and nucleotides and proteins.
7. 7. Use BioPerl moduales for searching biological databases
   
8. 8. Create Perl programs for calculating DNA lengths