Biostatistics & Medical Informatics 776
Computer Sciences 776
Advanced Bioinformatics (Spring 2022)

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General Course Information

  • Instructor:
    Daifeng Wang
    Email:
    Office : Waisman Center 517
    Office for Office Hours: Medical Sciences Center 6740
    Office Hours: Tue 2:30-3:30pm, Thu 2:30-3:30pm and Zoom (by appointments)

  • TAs:
    Saniya Khullar (leading)
    Email:
    Office Hours: 9-10am CT Mondays Waisman Center 520 and 9-10am Fridays by Zoom (link)

    • Ting Jin (grading)
    Email:
    Office Hours: 10-11am Fridays by Zoom (link)

  • Meeting Time and Location:
    Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00-2:15 PM
    Engineering Hall 2534

  • 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 10, in class

  • Final Exam:
    Sunday, May 8, 10:05 AM - 12:05 PM, WHITE 4208