Bioinformatics

This course is focused on developing the basic concept of bioinformatics and extending those concepts to address more advanced topics and real world applications. This course introduce the students the Internet-based information and use of the wide range of databases available to those working in the field of Biology, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical industries. Different tools and computational methods of u analysing DNA, RNA and protein structures will be discussed in details. The course is primarily focused on addressing the increasing demand for individuals skilled in using computers to manipulate and analyse the largely increasing amount of genetic information available to modern day scientists. In this course, advanced topics in structural bioinformatics, functional genomics, and evolutionary processes will also be discussed. It also covers molecular evolution and phylogenetic, protein structure and stability, protein folding and computational structure prediction of proteins; proteomics; protein-nucleic acid interactions; RNA bioinformatics, microarray and expression data; and systems biology. The practical component of the course introduces computational tools used to implement analysis of sequence, structural and functional.