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27011 Introduction to Bioinformatics
Danish title: Introduktion til bioinformatik
Language:  English    ECTS-creditpoints:  5   
Type:  , open university
Class schedule:   E4-A
F4-A
Exam schedule:   No exam
Scope and form:  Lectures and computer exercises.
Evaluation:  Approval of coursework/reports
Examination:  13-scale
Previous course:  30431
No credit points with:  30431
Aim:  Students should become familiar with the use of computers for molecular structure and sequence analysis, with special emphasis on applications in microbiology, biotechnology and biotech industry.
Contents:  Bioinformatics in the genome era. Application in industry, medicine and basic research. Sequence comparison and alignment: pairwise alignment, multiple alignment, phylogeny and database search. Prediction using neural networks and Markov Models. Genome projects from bacteria to man. Protein structure and function. HIV phylogeny. Practical exercises in alignment and prediction.
Contact:  Steen Knudsen, building 208, (+45) 4525 2480, steen.knudsen@biocentrum.dtu.dk
Department: 027 BioCentrum-DTU
Course URL:  http://www.cbs.dtu.dk/dtucourse/
Updated:  10-05-2001