Course Announcement - Fall 2012
BIOINFORMATICS & COMPARATIVE GENOMICS
BIOL4005.006/BIOL5005.006
CSCE4930.003/CSCE5933.002
Instructor: Qunfeng Dong (qunfeng.dong@unt.edu)
Lectures: TR 11:00 am - 12:20 pm, PEB220
Recommended Textbook: Understanding Bioinformatics.
http://www.garlandscience.com/textbooks/0815340249.asp?type=toc
Course Objective:
• If you are a biology student, you have not completed your
training unless you learn bioinformatics. Are you prepared to
analyze the vast amount of data produced by various highthroughput technologies? This course will help you to
understand bioinformatics tools and databases, and find out
how to apply them to genomic research.
• If you are a computer science student, you don’t want to miss
out on the tremendous opportunities in the research and job
markets that are provided by the on-going genome revolution.
You will learn bioinformatics algorithms and find out how to
develop suitable tools that benefit scientists.
Prerequisites: This course is open for all levels of undergraduate
and graduate students. The most important prerequisite for this
course is that you have a serious desire to learn. You will be given a
basic background in biology, computer science, and statistics in this
class.
Grading: There will be no closed-book exams. Grades will be based
on in-class discussions, homework assignments, and final projects. If
you make a conscious effort, you should be able to do well in this
class.