GPLS 716 GENOMICS AND BIOINFORMATICS
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to genomics and bioinformatics. It focuses on commonly-used skills and tools commonly employed by students in the analyses of data generated in their thesis work. The course focuses on the uses of genomics and bioinformatics resources, as opposed to the development of these resources. No prior experience with programming, genomics, or bioinformatics is expected or required. Topics include applications of high throughput sequencing common to biological questions, understanding alignment tools and scores, understanding and performing phylogenetic analysis, comparative genomics, metagenomics, expression analysis/transcriptomics, systems biology, and the use of public databases and resources.