Bioinformatics

Department

Master's Program Biotechnology

Course unit code

BT_MA16_3_1

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3.0

Name of lecturer(s)

Mutschlechner Mira, Bakk. Biol. MSc

Mode of delivery

face-to-face

Recommended optional program components

none

Recommended or required reading

Lesk, A. (2019). Introduction to bioinformatics. Oxford university press.
Dandekar, T., & Kunz, M. (2017). Bioinformatik. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

Assessment methods and criteria

Course immanent examination

Level of course unit

Master

Year of study

Fall 2025

Semester when the course unit is delivered

3

Language of instruction

English

Learning outcomes of the course unit

In the post-genomic era, bioinformatics as a multidisciplinary field involving microbiology, molecular biology, genetics, computer science, and statistics emerged as key discipline for understanding, organization, and extraction of information by developing methodology and analysis tools to explore the large volumes of biological data. In this course, students are familiarized with all key aspects of bioinformatics including sequencing techniques and alignments, biological databases, searches and analyses, phylogenetics, and biostatistics.

Course contents

Introduction to Bioinformatics - Sequencing techniques, sequencing strategies and sequence analysis - Computational genomics - Databases for Molecular Biology - Alignment and BLAST search - Algorithmic bioinformatics - Prediction of genes and functions

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Integrated course comprising lectures, exercises, and students' presentations.

Work placement(s)

none