advanced bioinformatics

Advanced Bioinformatics

BIF-30806

Welcome

Content of the course

Basic Linux Perl scriptingOpen Bioinformatics

Software

Protein MotifsProtein InteractionsSemantic web

NGSRNA-seq/splicingComparative genomicsChip-Seq

Project

Teachers

Jack LeunissenHarm NijveenAalt-Jan van DijkEdouard SeveringElio SchijlenFelipe Leal ValentimJoachim Bargsten

Jose MuinoKe LinPierre-Yves ChibonPjotr PrinsSandra SmitSaulo Alves AflitosTom de Man

Grading

Exercises(8) + Perl exam 30%Project Report 50%Project Presentation 20%

(inter)active participation during lectures and practical sessions is highly appreciated

Hours

Mornings:9 - 12

Afternoon:13 - 17:15

Coffee/tea breaks as required

Location

Lectures: PC 771

Practical sessions and project work:PC 771, G 790, G 794, G 795

Project

Create an analysis pipeline using Perl to answer a biological question

2 weeks

Small teams of ~4 students

One report and presention per student

Perl

Introduction to the language

Focus on practical use

Exercises numbered 1 - 8 should to be mailed before Feb 23 to: harmn@bioinformatics.nl

Written exam after one week

Perl Gurus

Already a Perl Guru?

Then you can skip the Perl classes

But:You should hand in the exercise solutions and do the written exam (easy)

Overestimation of Perl skills is at your own risk...