Course: Introduction to Bioinformatics

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Course title Introduction to Bioinformatics
Course code KZO/446
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course In each academic year, in the winter semester
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Piálek Lubomír, RNDr. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Vlček Jakub, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1.Bioinformatics - introduction, history, types of data and bioinformatics tools 2.Sanger sequencing, data visualization, primer design 3. Massively parallel sequencing (MPS), quality analysis 4. Homology in genetic data - alignment 5. Genetic databases and their use 6. Assembly of the genome and its annotation 7. Mapping MPS data to the reference genome 8. Searching for variable locations in mapped data - variant calling 9. Evaluation and filtering of genetic variants Content of tutorials/seminar: As part of the exercise, students will try the processing of genetic data itself using bioinformatics procedures. Each lecture is followed by an exercise that develops the lecture in a practical direction. 10. Polymorphism, estimation of population structure and history of populations 11. Reconstruction of family relationships 12. Modern trends in bioinformatics - golden rules and the influence of artificial intelligence

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to understand basic bioinformatics procedures using the example of processing large genetic data.

Prerequisites
A basic knowledge of computer work, genetics and mathematics is assumed.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
credit: participation in practical exercises (maximum of two absences) exam: written (in the form of a test), the requirement for the exam is the fulfillment of credit
Recommended literature
  • Bioinformatics data skills, Vince Buffalo, O'Reilly 2015.
  • Bioinformatics for High Throughput Sequencing, N. Rodriguez-Ezpeleta et al., Springer 2012.
  • Practical bioinformatics for beginners, Low & Tammi 2023.
  • Practical computing for biologists, S. Haddock & C. Dunn, Sinauer 2011.
  • Úvod do praktické bioinformatiky, F. Cvrckova, 2006.


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