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Contents 1 Introduction to bioinformatics 2008 1.1 Lectures and workshops 1.2 Book 1.3 Teachers 1.4 Goal 1.5 Mailing list 1.6 Assumed knowledge 1.7 Sales pitch

Introduction to bioinformatics 2008

This is the homepage of the spring course "Introduction to bioinformatics" held in block 3 at the University of Copenhagen.

The homepage for the 2007 course can be found here.

If you have problems with your CLC license, send an email to Stinus

Lectures and workshops

The course starts Tuesday, February 5th. Both lectures and workshops take place in room 4.0.24 in the Biocenter.

• Lectures Tuesday and Friday at 9.15 - 12.00
• Workshops Tuesday at 13-16

The course plan can be found here.

PLEASE BRING YOUR LAPTOP TO THE CLASSES EVERY TIME. If you do not have a laptop-computer consider getting one asap or arrange to sit next to someone you can share with. Computers will be used both during the lectures (as small hands-on exercises) and at the workshops.

Book

We use the book Essential Bioinformatics by Jin Xiong. You can get it in Universitetsbogladen.

Teachers

The course will be taught by:

• Morten Lindow
• Stinus Lindgreen

Goal

Emphasis in this course is on the use, application and understanding of existing tools and theories that can facilitate biology and biochemistry. If you want to become a bioinformatician, take a look at the Master's programme in bioinformatics offered by the university.

Mailing list

We use Google Groups for mailing list and discussion fora. Be sure to set your delivery options so that that mail send to the group goes directly to your email-adress. Otherwise you might miss important announcements or discussions.

Assumed knowledge

The course assumes that the students know basic molecular biology. You should read up on your own if you do not know the meaning of the following terms:

• Central Dogma of Molecular Biology
  • DNA replication
  • Transcription
  • Translation
• Gene structure
  • Exon
  • Intron
  • Untranslated regions
  • cDNA, mRNA, pre-mRNA, splicing, reading frame
• Proteins
  • Primary, secondary, tertiary structure
  • beta-sheet, alpha-helix
  • domains
  • categorization of amino acids according to physico-chemical properties
• Other terms
  • Expression
• Computer literacy with MS Windows (Mac and linux are also acceptable, but you will be more on your own)
  • Know how to install programs
  • Understand file system structure, create new files and folders
  • Use a webbrowser
  • Use Powerpoint (for slides at the exam)
  • Get your computer on the internet with either wireless or wired connection

Sales pitch

• What is bioinformatics?