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MOL3021

Bioinformatics - Applied Project

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Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Spring 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Assignment

About

About the course

Course content

The course gives a practical introduction to important methods in bioinformatics, including sequence library searches, pairwise and multiple alignment, phylogenetic analysis, gene prediction, ontology-based analyses, motif discovery and structure prediction. The students will be able to test the methods on realistic problems through computer-based exercises. The students will also do a project where different methods are combined. An individual report from the project will be the basis for grading. The course is in particular targeted towards students with a background from molecular biology who wants to use bioinformatics in an applied context, for example for analysing own data.

The course overlaps with MOL3022, except for the project assignment.

Learning outcome

After completing the course the student is able to:

  • explain function and usage of important bioinformatics tools, in particular for analyses at the sequence level (genome, gene, RNA and protein)
  • describe important formats for storage and exchange of biological information
  • describe content and use of important bioinformatics databases and web portals
  • use bioinformatics tools and databases to analyse relevant data from molecular biology
  • use relevant bioinformatics tools and databases in own projects

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and exercises (computer lab). The lectures are given intensively in two weeks in the spring semester, and includes initial work on the project assignment.

The language of instruction is English.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercises

Further on evaluation

Evaluation is done based on the project report. It is possible to get feedback on the project work and report before it is submitted. In the case of new evaluation in the following semester, a new report has to be submitted, and the topic of the project must be different from the previous project. The language of instruction is English, and the exam must be answered in English.

Course materials

Announced at the start of the course.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
MTEK3001 7.5 sp Autumn 2015
MOL3022 7.5 sp Autumn 2015
MOL3019 7.5 sp Autumn 2016
BT3220 3.7 sp Autumn 2018
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Medical Technology
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biology
  • Biotechnology
  • Informatics
  • Medicine

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Assignment
Grade: Passed / Not Passed

Re-sit examination - Autumn 2024

Assignment
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code A Date Submission 2024-11-29 Time Submission 15:00 Exam system Inspera Assessment

Ordinary examination - Spring 2025

Assignment
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code A Date Submission 2025-04-10 Time Submission 23:59 Exam system Inspera Assessment