BIO316INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS

BIO316 – Introduction to Bioinformatics introduces students to the computational tools and methods used to analyze biological data, particularly DNA, RNA, and protein sequences. Topics include sequence alignment, database searching, gene prediction, phylogenetics, and the use of bioinformatics software and programming languages such as Python and R.

Hands-on sessions guide students through accessing and interpreting data from databases like GenBank and EMBL, and performing basic computational analyses relevant to genomics and molecular biology. This interdisciplinary course bridges biology, statistics, and computer science, preparing students for research in genomics, systems biology, personalized medicine, and biotechnology.