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Introduction to bioinformatics 1

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Course ID: 1000-711BI1
Erasmus code / ISCED: 11.303 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0612) Database and network design and administration The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title: Introduction to bioinformatics 1
Name in Polish: Wstęp do bioinformatyki 1
Organizational unit: Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics, and Mechanics
Course groups: Obligatory courses for 2nd year Bioinformatics
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 4.50 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
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Language: Polish
Type of course:

obligatory courses
Short description:

The lecture and the accompanying computer lab are intended for students of the second year of the macro-course "Bioinformatics and Systems Biology" and for the third year of "Molecular Design and Bioinformatics". They provide the basis for the application of computer science and computational science to the analysis of genes, genomes and proteins.
Full description:

The lecture and the accompanying laboratory provide the basis for the application of computer science and computational science to the analysis of genes, genomes and proteins. The framework program is as follows:

1. Databases for molecular biology and biotechnology, overview, interdependencies, relational databases.

2. Basic operations on one nucleotide sequence.

3. Comparing two sequences.

4. Searching databases of nucleotide and amino acid sequences using sequences as queries.

5. Comparing multiple sequences.

6. Molecular evolution.

7. Analysis of protein families, representations.

8. Profiles, HMM etc… Advanced methods of finding sequence similarity

9. Sequence themes related to function. Protein family motifs, cell compartment segregation signals, gene expression control sequences.

10. Methods of sequencing and assembling genomes.

11. Differentiation of coding and non-coding DNA sequences (ab initio and homology-based methods).

12. Genome annotation.

13. Comparative (whole genomes) and functional genomics.
Bibliography:

Understanding Bioinformatics, M. Zvelebil, J. O. Baum, Garland Science, Taylor&Francis Ltd.; 1st edition (6 Sept. 2007) (ISBN: 978-0815340249)

Bioinformatics: A Practical Guide to the Analysis of Genes and Proteins, Andreas D. Baxevanis, B. F. Francis Ouellette, Willey, (ISBN: 978-0-471-47878-2)

DNA. The secret of life, J. D. Watson and A. Berry, wyd: A. F. Knopf, New York, 2003 (ISBN 0-375-41546-7)

Introduction to Bioinformatics, Arthur M. Lesk (Jun 2, 2008)
Learning outcomes:

- understands theoretical basis of selected bioinformatic methods

- can analyze and compare DNA/RNA/protein sequences

- can evaluate right method and apply appropriate bioinformatics tools
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

Completion of the course (exercises + lecture) in the form of an exam will be held remotely using the Kampus platform (multiple choice test).

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span: 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28
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Type of class:
Lab, 45 hours more information
Lecture, 15 hours more information
Coordinators: Norbert Odolczyk, Piotr Zielenkiewicz
Group instructors: Norbert Odolczyk, Piotr Zielenkiewicz
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Examination

Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (future)

Time span: 2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26
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Type of class:
Lab, 45 hours more information
Lecture, 15 hours more information
Coordinators: (unknown)
Group instructors: Norbert Odolczyk
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Examination
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