Biomanufacturing - Bio002 - Bioinformatics Fundamentals
About the program
Objectives
Chapter 1: General Introduction
Chapter 2: Preprocessing
Chapter 3: Preprocessing and Quality Control
Chapter 4: Biostatistical analysis
Chapter 5: Functional Analysis
Chapter 6: Visualization
Chapter 7: Advanced Topics
Recommended Reading:
- "Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics" by Jonathan Pevsner. ISBN: 9781118581780
- "Bioinformatics for Dummies" by Jean-Michel Claverie and Cedric Notredame. ISBN: 9780470089859
- "Bioinformatics: A Practical Handbook of Next Generation Sequencing and Its Applications" by Ratan Kumar Choudhary, Sarika Jalan, and Avinash Sethi
- "Bioinformatics Data Skills: Reproducible and Robust Research with Open Source Tools" by Vince Buffalo. ISBN:1449367518.
- "R Programming for Bioinformatics" by Robert Gentleman.
- “An Introduction to R” by W. N. Venables, D. M. Smith and the R Core Team.
Condition of admission
Prerequisites
1. Secondary 4 mathematics required. A fundamental understanding of biological concepts, including genetics, molecular biology, and cell biology.
2. Familiarity with a programming language such as Python and R.
3. A desktop/laptop with a minimum of 8GB RAM.
Prerequisites
This course aims to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to the bioinformatics workflow, focusing on different data types and analysis steps. By the end of the course, students should have a solid understanding of basic bioinformatics concepts, tools, and techniques, as well as their importance in modern biology and biotechnology. The bonus on advanced topics in bioinformatics will provide students with an insight into the rapidly evolving field of bioinformatics and help them think out of the box.
Duration of the course: 27 hours (including 30% online exercises)
This course is offered in English.
Target Audience
Professionals looking for an introduction to the topic of bioinformatics. Managers, operators, researchers, and clinicians can all benefit from this introductory course.
NB: Certificate provided for all participants who have completed 80% of the course hours.
Course Attestation and Professional Development