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About Course
Course Overview
Introduction to bioinformatics database search and pattern discovery from various biomedical databases including DNA, drugs, phenotype and protein databases such as GenBank and Swiss-Prot, with applications in both research and medical practice.
What You Will Learn
- Navigate and query major biomedical databases (GenBank, Swiss-Prot, PDB)
- Perform sequence similarity searches using BLAST and FASTA
- Understand biological data formats (FASTA, GenBank, PDB)
- Apply pattern discovery algorithms to biological sequences
- Interpret database search results for research applications
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of molecular biology. No programming experience required.
Duration
6 weeks, 2-3 hours per week
Level
Beginner