Bioinformatics
Spring Semester only
| 6 credits
| Elective
Majors:
Biology,
Biomedicine,
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. Please ensure you read the full details on taking external courses through DIS.
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.
