This introductory course provides an overview of the importance of bioinformatics in various biological disciplines. While a biological background is required, no programming skills are needed. The course can be considered a general introduction to bioinformatics, with a focus on the research that is performed at Utrecht University. The theory and tools for bioinformatics provided are very useful for any life science researcher.
Date: Dec 1-12, 2014
Target audience: This course is open for Master and PhD students.
Program: The course will be partially theoretical with lectures taking up to 30% of the day while the major focus will be on working with various tools and datasets. These computer tasks are performed in groups of 2 students. The maximum number of participants for this course is 40 students. The course will be concluded on the last day with an exam that consists of normal pen-and-paper questions but also of tasks that should be completed on the computer.
Course website: http://ubc.uu.nl/teachingtrainingeducation/
