Admission requirements
Not applicable.
Description
The course will cover the approaches, algorithms and practical aspects of Computational Molecular Biology and the closely related fields of genomics and transcriptomics. In particular, the following topics will be covered:
RNA structure prediction (secondary and tertiary structure prediction, RNomics)
Protein structure prediction (homology modeling, fold recognition, ab initio methods)
Biopolymer design
Modeling of molecular interactions (molecular docking)
Genomic and transcriptomic analysis pipelines
Protein functional analysis
Protein interaction networks
In addition to lectures, the course will include practical assignments for hands-on experience with computational tools used in Molecular Biology.
Course objectives
By the end of the course students will have acquired an understanding of the strategies and algorithms used in Computational Molecular Biology and have an understanding of the main challenges in the field. They will also gain practical experience in working with commonly used computational molecular biology tools and resources.
Timetable
The most recent timetable can be found at the Computer Science (MSc) student website.
Mode of instruction
Lectures
Assignments
Total hours of study: 168 hrs.
Lectures: 26:00 hrs.
Practical work: 60:00 hrs.
Tutoring: 6:00 hrs.
Examination: 3:00 hrs.
Other: 73:00 hrs.
Assessment method
Assignments and a final exam. The grade will be based on exam (60%) and assignments (40%).
The teacher will inform the students how the inspection of and follow-up discussion of the exams will take place.
Reading list
The syllabus with literature references and links to Internet resources will be distributed at the start of the course.
Registration
You have to sign up for classes and examinations (including resits) in uSis. Check this link for more information and activity codes.
Contact
Lecturers: dr. Katy Wolstencroft & dr. Alexandre Goultiaev
Remarks
None.