Course Title:
			
				Bioinformatics Methods and Algorithms
			
		 
		
			Course Description:
			
				Teaches current evolving theoretical methods and computational algorithms in four areas of bioinformatics and computational biology: sequence analysis of proteins, RNA, and DNA; structural analysis of proteins, with aspects of protein/gene evolutionary relationships; microarray expression data analysis and data mining; and systems biology including interactions of biomolecules and metabolic pathways. Additional topics include data storage, maintenance of biology databases, searches, visualization, and resource integration. Includes laboratory work for hands-on computer training using bioinformatics applications.
			
		 
		 
		
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				Restricted to Bioinformatics program.
			
		 
		
		
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