Aug 08, 2025  
2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
  
2025-2026 Academic Catalog

BIOS 550 - Bioinformatics



This course introduces fundamental concepts and methods for bioinformatics. Bioinformatics deals with the resources, devices, and methods required to acquire, store, retrieve, and analyze biological and health-related data. Topics covered include genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, sequence analysis and statistics. In addition, the basic concepts of database design and bioanalytical computer coding used for big data analysis will be introduced. The objective is to familiarize students with a variety of bioinformatic tools that will have practical value for research in biomedical applications.

Credit(s): 3

Type of Course: Course Elective