BIOINFORMATICS / COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
| Title | ΒΙΟΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΚΗ-ΕΦΑΡΜΟΓΕΣ Η/Υ ΣΤΗ ΜΟΡΙΑΚΗ ΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΒΙΟΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΑ / BIOINFORMATICS / COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY |
| Code | ΜΔ0006 |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Pharmacy |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate, 3rd / Doctorate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 180000011 |
| Academic Year | 2018 – 2019 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600133196
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600133196
- At the Website of the School: http://www.pharm.auth.gr/papadopoulou/lessonsgr.html
Learning Outcomes
According to a National Institutes of Health (NIH) definition, bioinformatics is “research, development, or application of computational tools and approaches for expanding the use of biological, medical, behavioral or health data, including those to acquire, store, organize, analyze, or visualize such data.”
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
a) Computer Science applications in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
b) Introduction to Bioinformatics
c) Use of electronic resourses (Internet, NCBI, EXPASY, ΕΒΙ, PDB) for Molecular Biology and Genomics/Proteomics.
d) Comparative study of DNA, RNA and protein sequences through databases (Pairwise Sequence alignment; BLAST; Advanced Database Searching)
e) Multiple Sequence Analysis
f) Protein Analysis and Proteomics
g) Protein Structure
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 20 | 0.7 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 8 | 0.3 | |||
| Interactive Teaching in Information Center | 20 | 0.7 | |||
| Total | 48 | 1.6 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
http://www.bioinfbook.org/
Δίνονται στους φοιτητές κάποιες επιλεγμένες φωτοτυπίες από το βιβλίο του Jonathan Pevsner “Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics”, Jonathan Pevsner, έκδοση 2009, (Wiley-Blackwell)
Οι φοιτητές μπορούν να δανειστούν το βιβλίο από τη βιβλιοθήκη του Τομέα ή απο την κ. Παπαδοπούλου, για μικρό διάστημα, αν το επιθυμούν.
Additional bibliography for study
1. Βιοπληροφορική: Ένας πρακτικός οδηγός για την ανάλυση γονιδίων και πρωτεϊνών (2η έκδοση (2003). Andreas D. Baxebanis, B.F. Francis Ouellette
και
2. Bιοπληροφορική: Δυνατότητες και προοπτικες (2008) Σοφια Κοσσίδα
2.
Last Update
10-07-2013
