Biostatistics & Medical Informatics 776
Computer Sciences 776
Advanced Bioinformatics (Spring 2020)

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Syllabus, Readings, Lecture Notes
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General Course Information

  • Instructor:
    Daifeng Wang
    Email:
    Office : Waisman Center 517
    Office for Office Hours: Medical Sciences Center 4750
    Office Hours: Tue 2:30-3:30pm, Thu 11:30am-12:30pm

  • TA:
    Fangzhou Mu
    Email:
    Office: MSC 6729
    Office Hours: Wed 3:30-4:30pm, Fri 2:30-3:30pm

  • Meeting Time and Location:
    Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00-2:15 PM
    Engineering Hall 3355

  • Prerequisite:
    BMI/CS 576

  • Readings:
    • Most readings will be articles from the primary literature
    • Recommended 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)
    • Recommended online text: Translational Bioinformatics: a collection of PLoS Computational Biology. (Link)
    • Suggested reference Python text: The Quick Python Book, Third Edition. N. Ceder. Manning Publications. 2018.

  • Discussion Forum:
    Piazza discussion forum

  • Midterm Exam:
    Thursday, March 12, in class

  • Final Exam:
    Monday, May 4, 7:45-9:45 AM, Location (TBD in April 2020)