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BIOINFORMATICS
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BIOINFORMATICS
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Academic year 2015/2016
- Course ID
- SVB0047
- Teaching staff
- Prof. Raffaele Adolfo CALOGERO
Prof. Marco Botta - Degree course
- Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Year
- 1st year
- Teaching period
- First semester
- Type
- Related or integrative
- Credits/Recognition
- 6
- Course disciplinary sector (SSD)
- INF/01 - informatica
- Delivery
- Formal authority
- Language
- English
- Attendance
- Lessons optional and laboratories mandatory
- Type of examination
- Oral
- Prerequisites
- Formally none. Knowledge of algorithms, artificial intelligence and basic biology would help.
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Sommario del corso
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Course objectives
The course provides, on one side, a general overview of biological problems, and, on the other side, describes the main techniques used to deal with these problems.
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Results of learning outcomes
The student will be able to discuss with the biologist, to understand the biological problem at hand, and to suggest a solution based on the techniques learned during the course.
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Learning assessment methods
Written and oral.
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Program
Introduction to molecular biology. Sequence alignment algorithms. Multiple sequence alignment algorithnms. Phylogenetic tree construction algorithms. Protein structure prediction algorithms. Gene networks: models and inference algorithms. Organization and query of biological databases.
Suggested readings and bibliography
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A.M. Lesk, "Introduzione alla Bioinformatica", McGraw-Hill Ed. G. Valle, M. Helmer Citterich, M. Attimonelli, G. Pesole "Introduzione alla Bioinformatica", Zanichelli Ed. D.E. Krane e M.L. Raymer, "Fondamenti di Bioinformatica", Pearson Education Italia Ed.
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Class schedule
Days Time Classroom Lessons: from 28/09/2015 to 15/01/2016 Notes: See the timetable at the Class Schedule Page
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