Tentative Lecture Schedule for Computational Genomics, Spring 2004

DateStarting TimeTopicsInstructor
Jan. 20, 20045:15pmOverview of expectations, evaluations methods, and subject matter. General overview of bioinformatics/computingProf. Casavant
Jan. 27, 20045:15pmReview of Molecular Biology and GeneticsProf. Scheetz
Feb. 3, 20045:15pmAdvanced topics in Perl, BioPerlDr. Bair
Feb. 10, 20045:15pmSequence analysis: strategies and methodsProf. Casavant
Feb. 17, 20045:15pmAdvanced topics in Perl. DBI OODr. Bair
Feb. 24, 20046:00pmProtein Structure and Domain FindingProf. Casavant
Mar. 2, 20045:15pmGenome and Transcriptome Analysis, Comparative GenomicsProf. Scheetz / Prof. Casavant
Mar. 9, 20045:15pmPromoter and mRNA predictionDr. Bair
Mar. 16, 20045:15pmSpring Break!!
Mar. 23, 20045:15pmPhylogenetics and EvolutionProf. Scheetz
Mar. 30, 20045:30pmMidterm presentations: present background and project outlinesClass
Apr. 6, 20045:15pmMicroarray BackgroundProf. Assouline
Apr. 13, 20045:15pmMicroarray Analysis: expression and image, normalizationProf. Assouline
Apr. 20, 20045:15pmMicroarray clusteringProf. Assouline
Apr. 27 20045:15pmMicroarray probe selection, techniqueProf. Assouline
May 4, 20045:15pmSystems Biology Overview: what is it, current problems, pathway predictionProf. Casavant / Dr. Bair
May 11, 20045:15pmFinal Project PresentationsClass

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