Biostatistics & Medical Informatics 776
Computer Sciences 776
Advanced Bioinformatics (Spring 2016)

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General Course Information

  • Instructor:
    Anthony Gitter
    Email: gitter@biostat.wisc.edu
    Office: WID 3268
    Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 2:30-3:30 PM

  • TA:
    Amin Alhashim
    Email: alhashim@wisc.edu
    Office: Outside WID 3251
    Office Hours: Monday, 5:30-6:30 PM

  • Meeting Time and Location:
    Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00-2:15 PM
    Mechanical Engineering Building 1143

  • Prerequisite:
    BMI/CS 576

  • Readings:
    • Most readings will be articles from the primary literature
    • Required text: Biological Sequence Analysis: Probabilistic Models of Proteins and Nucleic Acids. R. Durbin, S. Eddy, A. Krogh, and G. Mitchison. Cambridge University Press, 1998. (errata)

  • Discussion Forum:
    Piazza discussion forum

  • Midterm Exam:
    Tuesday March 8, in class

  • Final Exam:
    Thursday May 12, 2:45-4:45 PM, Van Vleck Hall B119