BIOL 302 - Introduction to Bioinformatics

Prerequisites, BIOL 208 and either CPSC 230 or CPSC 292. Students will learn how to use computer programming techniques to solve problems in biology. Students will learn the structure and capabilities of the Biopython library and will learn how to use it to automate searches of biological databases and to manipulate nucleotide and protein sequences. Data representation techniques and algorithms for sequence alignment, phylogenetic prediction, learning protein structure, and protein classification/clustering will be explored. Letter grade. (Offered spring semester, alternate years.) 3 credits