Bioinformatics and Python

Course Features

Course Instructor: Vanercia
Who should do it: Bachelors (Pursuing / Completed) and above
Assessment: Exams at end of course, Quiz and Assignments
Certificate: Yes

Course Details

Python is a versatile and dynamic programming language, especially for researchers. Python would be a convenient language for biologists as it is a general-purpose language with built-in libraries for the scientific community. It is also compatible with other existing tools. It can be used to easily manipulate DNA, RNA, and amino acid sequences. Thus Python can be the best choice for biologists because it can automate the boring and mundane task of calculation and sorting of Data.

Career Options

Data in the post genomic era is tremendous and needs to be analyzed with robust tools. Python is nowadays used to gather, clean, analyze and visualize data. Data analysis in bioinformatics is the most important aspect of drug designing and data analysis. The use of python in biological data processing gives molecular biologists an insight into its application to address biological problems related to health, food insecurities, and improving the environment.

Learning Outcomes

• Course introduces the concepts of python
• The course describes the Python tools and libraries in sequence analysis
• The course includes online-lectures, presentations and project-based training designed on the inputs from academia and industry.
• Quiz and assignments based on modules covered, for practice.

Course Modules

• Basics of Bioinformatics
• Databases and Bioinformatics
• Biological databases
• Python programing: Fundamentals
• Python for biological data visualization
• Python for biological data analysis