BINF(PBIO) 4040/6040. Essential Biology for Quantitative Scientists. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BIOL FOR QUANT SCI.
Undergraduate prerequisite: CHEM 1211 or CHEM 1411 or CHEM 1311H or permission of department.
Graduate prerequisite: CHEM 1211 or CHEM 1411 or CHEM 1311H or permission of department.
The essential elements of biology necessary for a scientist with a background in the quantitative sciences to begin working in the biological sciences. Core biological concepts will be presented with the goal of getting computer scientists, physicists, and mathematicians started in understanding biology and finding productive areas of research inquiry.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.
(BINF)(BIOL)PBIO 4550/6550. Bioinformatics Applications. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BIOINFORMATICS APPL.
Not open to students with credit in BTNY(BIOL) 6550.
Undergraduate prerequisite: PBIO(BIOL) 3020 or BCMB 3600 or BCMB 3600H or GENE(BIOL) 3200.
Graduate prerequisite: BCMB 8140 or PBIO(CRSS)(BIOL) 4500/6500.
The applications and concepts of computational technologies for solving problems in molecular genetics. Current programs and the principles that underlie them will be discussed. Topics include: sequence and structure databases; sequencing; mapping; sequence alignments (dynamic programming); motifs and profiles; phylogeny reconstruction; probabilistic approaches (Markov models).
Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year.
BINF 6001. Introduction to Bioinformatics. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: INTRO BINF.
A series of short research talks by UGA bioinformatics researchers covering currently on-going research projects in bioinformatics on campus.
Offered fall semester every year.
BINF 6003. Introduction to Computer Programming for Biologists. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: PROGRAMMING FOR BIO.
One-week intensive introductory programming course for students with biological background. The course provides the students with hands-on programming experience in analysis of biological data.
Non-traditional format: The course will encompass two sessions daily, from 10:30AM - 12:00PM and 2:00PM - 3:30PM. One full week Monday-Friday, 15 hours of hands-on composing of computer programs to manipulate data.
Offered summer semester every year.
BINF 7000. Master's Research. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 20 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
BINF 7300. Master's Thesis. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S THESIS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and thesis preparation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
(BINF)BCMB 8210. Computational Methods in Bioinformatics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMP METHODS.
Prerequisite: CSCI 4470/6470 or BCMB 4010/6010 or CHEM 6911 or MATH(CSCI) 4630/6630 or permission of department.
Computational methods, including development and implementation of computer codes, used to solve biological problems; development and solution of statistical and mathematical biological models. Topics include bio-sequence comparison and analysis, functional site prediction, structure prediction and analysis, and biological data analysis.
Offered fall semester every year.
(BINF)BCMB(MIBO) 8211. Advanced Methods for Biological Data Analyses. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BIOINFORMATICS II.
Prerequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or BCMB 4010/6010 or BCMB 4020/6020 or GENE(BIOL) 3200 or permission of department.
Prerequisite or corequisite: BCMB 8210 or MIBO 8110L.
Advanced strategies and methodologies for large-scale data analyses in support of genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and studies of biological pathways and networks. Topics include gene finding, genomic rearrangements, microarray data analyses, protein function inference, protein-protein interaction prediction, and pathway and network prediction. Major data mining tools will be covered for each topic.
Offered spring semester every year.
BINF 8900L. Bioinformatics Lab Rotation. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. 15 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BIOINFORMATICS LB R.
Prerequisite: Must be in the Institute of Bioinformatics MS or PhD programs.
Students will be exposed to research topics and techniques by participating in the research projects of Bioinformatics faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Students will conduct research work under the supervision of an Institute of Bioinformatics faculty member.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
(BINF)GENE 8940. Applied Genome Analysis. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: APP GENOME ANALYSIS.
Prerequisite: [GENE(BIOL) 3200 and BCMB(BINF) 8210 and BCMB(MIBO)(BINF) 8211] or permission of department.
Hands-on computational application of bioinformatics approaches used in whole genome analyses. Topics will vary slightly, but will include aspects of, genome sequence assembly, automated annotation, large-scale expression studies, proteomics, SNP and comparative genome analysis. Emphasis will be placed on mastery and critical evaluation of the methods used for automated whole genome analyses.
Non-traditional format: This is primarily a computer laboratory class. Analyses will take varying times to master and complete. It is anticipated that some laboratory work will be performed remotely via access to research computers located outside of the instructional laboratory.
Offered spring semester every year.
BINF 8970. Current Topics in Research. 1-2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit. 2-4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: CURR TOPICS RESCH.
Subjects of current interest in Bioinformatics research. Current literature and modern analysis of research results. Course is designed to meet the specific research needs of the student.
Not offered on a regular basis.
BINF 8990. Bioinformatics Colloquium. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit.
Oasis Title: BIOINFORMATICS COL.
Prerequisite: Must be in the Instiute of Bioinformatics MS or PhD programs.
Students will attend bi-weekly seminars covering a range of topics in Bioinformatics. In alternate weeks preceding each seminar, students will discuss a relevant paper from the primary literature.
Non-traditional format: Students will attend the Institute of Bioinformatics seminar speaker every other week. In alternate weeks, they will meet with the instructor to discuss a paper relevant to the upcoming seminar.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
BINF 9000. Doctoral Research. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 150 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCTORAL RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
BINF 9300. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 36 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCT DISSERTATION.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.