Computational Biology for Beginners
Prerequisites
Basic computer skills
High school level biology understanding
Access to internet
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Week 1 - The Basics
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A Background
A simple introduction to computational biology
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Tools in Computational Biology
An overview of tools used by computational biologists
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BLAST
A tutorial for using BLAST
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KEGG
The basics of using the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
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Basic Functions in R
This tutorial covers the basic functions in R by using the Iris dataset
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Machine Learning
An Overview of Machine Learning and its Applications to Computational Biology
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Week 2 - Genomics and Data Analysis
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Intro to Genomics
The basics of the large-scale study of DNA
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Genomics Data
DNA sequencing technologies and how interpret FASTQ, BAM, and VCF data formats
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Genome Annotation
How and why genome annotation is performed
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Comparative Genomics
A guide to comparing genomes and their evolution
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DESeq2 Tutorial
Conducting differential gene expression analysis using the DESeq2 package in R
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Week 3 - Proteomics and Structural Biology
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Intro to Proteomics
The basics of the large-scale study of proteins
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Protein Database (PDB)
An introduction to the protein database
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Proteomics Data Formats
How to interpret and use FASTA, mzML, and pepXML data formats
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Structural Bioinformatics
An in-depth overview of structural bioinformatics
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Quantum Computational Biology
A bonus lesson on the exciting applications of quantum computing to biological research
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Week 4 - Computational Biology in Systems Biology
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Intro to Systems Biology
A look at the modeling of complex biological systems
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Dynamic Modeling and Simulation
Differential equation modeling of biological systems
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Stochastic Simulations
How to use agent-based modeling to simulate biological processes
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Network Modeling
This lesson provides an intro to network analysis and modeling using the Cytoscape tool.
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Glossary
Meet your instructors
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Meet your instructors ✳
AJAY
HARRY
We love computational biology and are passionate about making it easy for beginners to learn.