INFO 510: Programming with Biological Data

This course provides students necessary bioinformatics programming and data skills using Linux, MySQL and R. Linux commands and use of scripting languages will be taught in the context of bioinformatics data processing. Basic and practical database skills will be covered. Basic statistics using R to conduct reproducible research will be taught. Students will learn homology search using BLAST, understand basic next-generation sequencing data processing and analysis pipeline development. The focus will be on practical bioinformatics concepts using scripting/programming applied to data analysis problems.

The course run every summer. The dates vary. You can find more information about the course GitHub

Malay Basu
Bioinformatics researcher and educator