Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Reed College/Bioinformatics (Fall 2022)
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- Course name
- Bioinformatics
- Institution
- Reed College
- Instructor
- PeavyCabin
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Genes and Proteins
- Course dates
- 2022-08-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-15 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 22
This course will explore the range of biological questions being addressed with genomic approaches, the specific genomic methods employed to address these questions, and the kinds of bioinformatic challenges and solutions that exist for working with genomic data. The primary objectives of this course are: 1) to understand the biological principles that underpin and are illuminated by specific genomic techniques; and 2) to be able to evaluate and utilize existing bioinformatics tools to work with genomic datasets. We will delve extensively into the vibrant primary literature of "omics"-based research, These sources will provide case studies to critically assess the utility of these approaches for addressing specific biological questions, as well as to examine the kinds of data that are produced and the challenges presented in analyzing them. Students will hone their understanding of this literature through class-based discussion and by contributing to Wikipedia content on a topic of choice. Computer-based laboratories will provide opportunities to develop and implement bioinformatics pipelines to analyze genomic datasets.