Perl for Bioinformatics 201

201 is an advanced level course and the 7 modules together describe the tools and techniques that are currently used in the industry for such diverse tasks as genome annotation, comparative genomics, new target identification and so on. During the course students will be required to read and analyze scientific papers on Bioinformatics and Genomics and complete assignments in Genomics and programming. 201 covers the basic aspects of Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics and Genomics and students will therefore get ample opportunity to understand the biology behind Bioinformatics during the course of the training. Students can choose to take modules based on their background and current skills and drop those that they already have prior experience or training in. The entire course can be completed in a self-paced manner in 6-8 months.

201. Advanced Perl for Bioinformatics covers the following topics:

   · Module 1: Elements of Perl programming

   · Module 2: Essentials of Molecular Biology

   · Module 3: Essentials of Genomics

   · Module 4: Sequence analysis with web-based tools

   · Module 5: Perl/BioPerl programming for sequence analysis

   · Module 6: Perl/BioPerl for database access (Ensembl, ACEDB, Flybase, ...)

   · Module 7: MySQL/Oracle database design and development with Perl