BIO-315 Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics is a scientific discipline devoted to the computational analysis and storage of biological data. It is the field in which biology, computer science and information technology merge together to manage and analyze biological data using advanced computing techniques. Bioinformatics meets once a week for a 2.5-hour lecture. The laboratory requires an additional 2.5 hours dedicated to computer-related assignments each week. However, the student is free to complete this work either in school, or at home using their laptop computer.
Prerequisite
BIO-312 Molecular and Cell Biology only; familiarity with a scripting language (e.g., Python), a database management language (e.g., SQL), and/or a statistical analysis software package (e.g., R) is helpful but not required.