 | | Course ID: | BINF(BCMB) 4005/6005. 2 hours. 1 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Essential Computing Skills for Biologists | Course
Description: | The most essential computing skills for modern biologists, such
as MySQL, R, and AWK, as well as how to access and use High
Performance Computer clusters and construct reusable data
analysis workflows in RCC and the Galaxy system. Emphasis will be
on hands-on work on computer work and problem solving. | | Athena Title: | Computing Skills for Biologist | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF(PBIO) 4040/6040. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Essential Biology for Quantitative Scientists | Course
Description: | 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. | | Athena 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 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBIO(GENE)(PATH)(BINF) 4510/6510. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Genome Evolution Across the Tree of Life | Course
Description: | Survey of the wealth of information arising from genomic research
conducted on diverse species across the tree of life. Students
will explore the evolutionary diversification of genomes in
phylogenetically remote organisms and refine critical thinking
and technical writing skills through analysis of publications
drawn from the recent literature. | | Athena Title: | Genome Evolution | | Prerequisite: | GENE(BIOL) 3200 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF(PBIO) 4550/6550. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Concepts in Bioinformatics and Omics | Course
Description: | Designed for students to learn how modern problems in medicine,
agriculture, and biology are solved using big data “omics.”
Topics include comparative gene and genome sequence analyses,
transcriptomics, metabolomics, phylogenomics, and application of
these approaches in medical, agricultural, and environmental
sciences. No prior computational experience required. | | Athena Title: | Bioinformatics and Omics | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBIO(BINF)(FANR) 4700/6700. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Computational Plant Science | Course
Description: | Introduces computational techniques to explore plant biology for students that are new to programming or do not regularly program. In doing so, the course introduces basic techniques that allow the simulation of plant growth from the cellular to the organismal level and the imaging analysis of plant morphology. | | Athena Title: | Computational Plant Science | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PBIO 4700H, BINF 4700H, FANR 4700H | | Pre or Corequisite: | UNIV 1108 or BIOS 2010 or BIOS 2010E or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E or STAT 2100H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBIO(BINF)(FANR) 4700H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Computational Plant Science (Honors) | Course
Description: | Introduces computational techniques to explore plant biology for students that are new to programming or do not regularly program. In doing so, the course introduces basic techniques that allow the simulation of plant growth from the cellular to the organismal level and the imaging analysis of plant morphology. | | Athena Title: | Comp Plant Science Honors | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PBIO 4700, BINF 4700, FANR 4700, PBIO 6700, BINF 6700, FANR 6700 | | Pre or Corequisite: | (UNIV 1108 or BIOS 2010 or BIOS 2010E or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E or STAT 2100H or permission of department) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | MATH(BINF) 4780/6780. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Mathematical Biology | Course
Description: | Mathematical models in the biological sciences, systems,
phase-plane analysis, diffusion, convective transport,
bifurcation analysis. Possible applications will include
population models, infectious disease and epidemic models,
acquired immunity and drug distribution, tumor growth, and
analysis of arterial flow dynamics. | | Athena Title: | Mathematical Biology | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | (MATH 2270 or MATH 2500 or MATH 3510 or MATH 3510H) and [(MATH 4700/6700 or MATH 2700) and permission of department)] | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence
to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry
into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the
4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or
capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and
apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research
project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback
from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 6003. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Computer Programming for Biologists | Course
Description: | 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. | | Athena Title: | PROGRAMMING FOR BIO | | Nontraditional 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. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 7000. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 20 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the
direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | MASTER'S RESEARCH | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 7300. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Thesis | Course
Description: | Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | MASTER'S THESIS | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and thesis preparation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 7800. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Internship for Bioinformatics | Course
Description: | Coordinated and planned work experience with cooperating public
or private sector organizations. | | Athena Title: | Internship for Bioinformatics | | Nontraditional Format: | Graduate-level field experience in bioinformatics. Student will
be away from campus on a supervised internship with an approved
employer. The Graduate Coordinator will review and approve all
internships. Internships will typically be 40 hours per week
for 10 weeks. During the internship, the intern will report
back weekly to the instructor of record on progress on the
internship. At the midpoint, the intern's mentor and student
will report to the instructor of record on progress to date to
allow corrective action if problems emerge. At the end of the
internship, the student will prepare a research report to be
submitted to the instructor of record, and the mentor will
prepare a written evaluation to be submitted to the instructor
of record. On the basis of this information, the instructor of
record will assign a grade. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 7960. 0.5-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Software Carpentries for Scientific Programming | Course
Description: | An introduction to foundational programming techniques, data organization, and computational analysis approaches commonly used across the biomedical and informational sciences fields. This course uses open-source lessons and curricula developed by The Carpentries organization (https://carpentries.org/). Students will gain an understanding of the command-line interface and how this can be used to manipulate files and perform data analysis tasks on their computers. | | Athena Title: | Software Carpentries | | Nontraditional Format: | Credit hours and lecture hours per week will vary by semester, depending on the course length and format. Course may be run as a traditional semester-long course or an intensive immersive course (e.g., weeklong intensive course during the summer). | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 7990. 1-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Study in Bioinformatics | Course
Description: | Content will vary in response to the interests, needs, and
capability of the students and faculty involved. Individual,
guided study in bioinformatics. | | Athena Title: | DIRECTED STUDY | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 8001. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Graduate Professional Development | Course
Description: | A discussion of topics essential to current bioinformatics graduate student research and professional success, including experimental reproducibility, data sharing, code management, ethics, resource awareness, entrepreneurship, internships, intellectual property, and conflicts of interest. Students will explore several different research and professional scenarios via readings and discussions. | | Athena Title: | Graduate Professional Develop | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 8006. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Programming and Data Structures for Bioinformatics | Course
Description: | An intensive introduction to fundamental concepts in programming and data structures and their application to everyday use in bioinformatics analyses. Hands-on exercises will emphasize problem-solving and writing code to collect, analyze, and present results. | | Athena Title: | Prog Data Struc Bioinformatics | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GRSC(BINF) 8015. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Biological Data Management | Course
Description: | Structuring research data, large and small, during all phases of
the data life cycle, including after the project has ended so
that the larger scientific community can search and reuse it as
a science. The course will cover data-related issues, including
standard operating procedures, quality control, security, and
metadata preservation. | | Athena Title: | Biological Data Management | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 8060. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Bioinformatics Seminar | Course
Description: | Seminar dealing with various topics in current Bioinformatics. | | Athena Title: | Bioinformatics Seminar | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 8061. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Study in Research Communication | Course
Description: | Guidance in preparing presentations on research in progress and
research proposals. Practice in preparing research presentations
and formulation of questions. | | Athena Title: | Directed Study Research Comm | | Nontraditional Format: | Students present their research in various formats to students
and faculty. Evaluations will be prepared by attendees and
instructors on presentation style, slide preparation, data
organization, and ability to handle and generate questions. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | FANR(BINF)(GENE) 8140. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Functional Genomics | Course
Description: | Fundamentals and practical applications of functional genomics
in biological research. Lecture- and paper-based discussion on
topics including gene discovery, genome sequencing, transcript
profiling by microarray, and next-generation sequencing (RNA-
Seq), regulation of gene expression, forward and reverse
genetics, proteomics, metabolomics, correlation network
analysis, and ecological genomics. | | Athena Title: | FUNCT GENOMICS | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BCMB(BINF) 8210. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Computational Methods in Bioinformatics | Course
Description: | 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. | | Athena Title: | COMP METHODS | | Prerequisite: | CSCI 4470/6470 or BCMB 4010/6010 or CHEM 6911 or MATH(CSCI) 4630/6630 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | MIBO(BCMB)(BINF) 8270L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Composition, Organization, and Evolution of Genomes | Course
Description: | Computational approaches to the study of properties of eukaryotic
and prokaryotic genomes, genome evolution, and statistical and
computational methods for genome analyses and comparisons.
Topics include composition of prokaryotic genomes, eukaryotic
chromosome structure, lateral gene transfer, genome
rearrangements. Emphasis will be placed on biological
interpretations of sequence data. | | Athena Title: | GENOME ORGANIZATION | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CHEM(BCMB)(BINF) 8330. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Macromolecular Simulations | Course
Description: | Introduces techniques of molecular simulation relevant to
biomolecular systems, and provides extensive hands-on
experience with current modeling and simulational programs.
Typical projects include protein homology modeling, 3-D
structure refinement by molecular dynamics simulations, and the
calculation of interaction energies. | | Athena Title: | MOLECULAR MODELING | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBIO(BINF) 8350-8350L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution | Course
Description: | Students will be introduced to a variety of comparative
approaches for elucidating the evolution of species,
populations, and molecules. Methods for phylogenetic,
population genetic, and molecular evolutionary analyses will be
covered with examples drawn from the primary literature.
Computer labs will train students in the use of state-of-the-
art analysis software. | | Athena Title: | Molecular Phylo and Evolution | | Prerequisite: | Permission of major or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 8500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Bioinformatics Algorithms | Course
Description: | A hands-on course in which students will design and implement
selected bioinformatics algorithms under the guidance of the
instructor. | | Athena Title: | Bioinformatics Algorithms | | Prerequisite: | BINF 8006 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 8600. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Grant Writing | Course
Description: | Introduction to the principles of successful grant writing.
Students are expected to develop a grant proposal in NIH or NSF
format. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Grant Writing | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 8900L. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. 15 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Bioinformatics Lab Rotation | Course
Description: | Students will be exposed to research topics and techniques by
participating in the research projects of Bioinformatics faculty
members. | | Athena Title: | BIOINFORMATICS LB R | | Nontraditional Format: | Students will conduct research work under the supervision of an
Institute of Bioinformatics faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Must be in the Institute of Bioinformatics MS or PhD programs | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE(BINF) 8940. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Applied Genome Analysis | Course
Description: | Conceptual and practical aspects of applying bioinformatics approaches to analyze genomic data. Topics covered will include genome sequence assembly, annotation, variant calling, regulatory genomics, and transcriptomics. Hands-on experience in these topics will be provided through practical work that exposes students to UNIX-like operating systems, cluster computing, and reproducible bioinformatics research. Emphasis will be placed on mastery and critical evaluation of the approaches used for whole-genome analyses rather than any particular software program or approach. | | Athena Title: | Applied Genome Analysis | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GENE 8940E, BINF 8940E | | Nontraditional Format: | This course has a significant computational component. Analyses will take varying times to master and complete. It is anticipated that most laboratory work will be performed via access to remote research computer systems. | | Pre or Corequisite: | GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200E or GENE 3200H or equivalent general genetics course or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE(BINF) 8940E. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Applied Genome Analysis | Course
Description: | Conceptual and practical aspects of applying bioinformatics approaches to analyze genomic data. Topics covered will include genome sequence assembly, annotation, variant calling, regulatory genomics, and transcriptomics. Hands-on experience in these topics will be provided through practical work that exposes students to UNIX-like operating systems, cluster computing, and reproducible bioinformatics research. Emphasis will be placed on mastery and critical evaluation of the approaches used for whole-genome analyses rather than any particular software program or approach. | | Athena Title: | Applied Genome Analysis | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GENE 8940, BINF 8940 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Pre or Corequisite: | GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200E or GENE 3200H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 8950. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Systems Biology | Course
Description: | Broad introduction to mathematical modeling for molecular
processes in living systems. | | Athena Title: | Systems Biology | | Prerequisite: | BINF(MIBO)(BCMB) 8211 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 8960. 0.5-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Advanced Software Carpentries for Scientific Programming | Course
Description: | An introduction to foundational programming techniques, data organization, and computational analysis approaches commonly used across the biomedical and informational sciences fields. This course uses open-source lessons and curricula developed by The Carpentries organization (https://carpentries.org/). Students will gain an understanding of the command-line interface and how this can be used to manipulate files and perform data analysis tasks on their computers. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Software Carpentries | | Nontraditional Format: | Credit hours and lecture hours per week will vary by semester, depending on the course length and format. Course may be run as a traditional semester-long course or an intensive immersive course (e.g., weeklong intensive course during the summer). Students will be required to complete a final capstone project where they will apply command-line tools to solve a problem related to their graduate research. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 8970. 1-2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit. 2-4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Current Topics in Research | Course
Description: | 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. | | Athena Title: | CURR TOPICS RESCH | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 8980-8980D. 4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Case Studies in Systems Biology | Course
Description: | Shared research experience in systems biology. Each semester
the research case study will be either on the biological clock,
hot-pathogen interactions, or marine metagenomics. Project will
include genomics experiments involving microfluidics, network
identification, and genomic analysis. Emphasis will be placed on
transformative research accomplished on the clock, host-pathogen
system, or marine ecosystem. | | Athena Title: | Case Studies Systems Biology | | Nontraditional Format: | This course is analogous to a group rotation. All students
carry out a common, multidisciplinary project in microbial
systems biology. It is anticipated that some laboratory and
computer work will be done remotely. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 8990. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Bioinformatics Colloquium | Course
Description: | 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. | | Athena Title: | Bioinformatics Colloquium | | Nontraditional Format: | Students will attend the Institute of Bioinformatics seminar
every other week. In alternate weeks, they will meet with the
instructor to discuss a paper relevant to the upcoming seminar. | | Prerequisite: | Must be in the Instiute of Bioinformatics MS or PhD programs | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 9000. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 150 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the
direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | DOCTORAL RESEARCH | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | BINF 9300. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 36 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | Course
Description: | Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | DOCT DISSERTATION | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and preparation of the doctoral
dissertation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
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