Course Description

Bioinformatics is a rapidly evolving field that studies biological systems and biological data (such as DNA/protein sequences, macromolecular structures and functional genomics data) using analytic theory and practical tools of computer science, mathematics and statistics. The topics include concepts of molecular genetics, biological databases, database searching, sequence alignments, phylogenetic trees, structure prediction, and microarray data analysis.

Prerequisite

This course is designed for computer science students who have the desire and abilty to learn basic molecular biology. They should also possess strong background in algorithms and numerical mathematics.

Textbook

Introduction to Bioinformatics 4e. Arthur M. Lesk. http://global.oup.com/uk/orc/xedition/leskbioinf4exe/

General topics

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Genome organization and evolution
Chapter 4: Archives and information retrieval
Chapter 5: Alignments and phylogenetic trees
Meganomics and gene finding
Structural variation
Subnetwork markers
Cancer classification

Course materials:

Only sample material is avaialble on this page for future students who would like to check the course before registering.
All course materials and assignments are on blackboard. (lms.ksu.edu.sa)

Grade distribution:

Assignments (weekly): 30%
Midterm: (Week 6) 15%
Project (Final reprot and presentation): 45%