Bioinformatics

Spring Semester only | 6 credits | Elective
Biology, Biotechnology, Genetics, and Molecular Biology

Bioinformatics with a strong emphasis on the practical use of computer programs for analysis of molecular sequence data. The course works with various BLAST-programs, makes phylogenetic reconstructions of evolution, reveals metabolic pathways by analyzing high-density microarrays, studies 2- and 3-dimensional protein structures, and hunts new drugs.

This is a Roskilde University course open to DIS students.

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Prerequisites

One year of biology and one semester of chemistry at the university level, plus an introductory course in molecular biology/genetics OR completion of your university’s prerequisites for an upper-level molecular biology/genetics course.

Instructors

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  Ole Skovgaard

  Ole Skovgaard Ph.D. (Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, 1987). Associate Professor at the Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Roskilde University.