Bioinformatics Algorithms
Gain insights into bioinformatics by exploring genome assembly, DNA replication, and genetic sequence comparison through algorithmic principles. Delve into real-world applications like vaccine development and climate change.
Phillip Compeau (http://compeau.cbd.cmu.edu) is an Associate Teaching Professor and the Assistant Department Head for Education in the Computational Biology Department at Carnegie Mellon University. He directs the undergraduate program in computational biology and co-directs the precollege program in computational biology. He is the co-author of Bioinformatics Algorithms: An Active Learning Approach (http://bioinformaticsalgorithms.org). Phillip co-created the first massive open online course (MOOC) in bioinformatics, which has grown into the Bioinformatics Specialization on Coursera (https://www.coursera.org/specializations/bioinformatics). He also co-founded Rosalind (http://rosalind.info), an online platform for learning bioinformatics. Phillip is also the founder of Programming for Lovers (https://programmingforlovers.com), a free online course in introductory programming motivated by fun scientific applications.
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What You'll Learn
- Familiarity with genomics
- Awareness of open problems in the field
- Hands-on experience coding bioinformatics algorithms
- Ability to apply a diverse set of graph, path-finding, and subsequence-matching algorithms to biological data
Learning Roadmap
2.
Where in the Genome Does DNA Replication Begin?
Where in the Genome Does DNA Replication Begin?
3.
DNA Replication: Open Problems, Charging Stations, and Detours
DNA Replication: Open Problems, Charging Stations, and Detours
17 Lessons
17 Lessons
4.
How Do We Assemble Genomes?
How Do We Assemble Genomes?
21 Lessons
21 Lessons
5.
Assemble Genomes: Charging Stations, and Detours
Assemble Genomes: Charging Stations, and Detours
12 Lessons
12 Lessons
6.
How Do We Compare Biological Sequences?
How Do We Compare Biological Sequences?
27 Lessons
27 Lessons
7.
Biological Sequences: Detours
Biological Sequences: Detours
6 Lessons
6 Lessons
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