CSE 590TV: Computational Biology, Winter 2003

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Computational Biology (Professional Masters Program) Winter 2003 Wednesdays 6:30pm-9:30pm Mary Gates Hall, Room 044 (On 2/12, we are next door in Mary Gates Hall 030.)   Name e-mail Phone Instructor Martin Tompa tompa@cs.washington.edu 543-9263 TA Matt Cary cary@cs.washington.edu 616-1849 Subscribe to the class mailing list. What role do computer scientists have to play in the genome projects that have revolutionized biology over the past decade? This course will explore just one aspect of this question, the use of algorithms to analyze large DNA or protein sequences. The types of questions we will address include: Which portions of human and mouse DNA are so similar that they likely have the same function? Given a human gene, how do you locate the most similar mouse gene? How do you predict which portions of the DNA are genes and which portions control the expression of those genes? The course will assume no background in molecular biology; we will spend the first 1-2 lectures introducing all that you need to know about the basics of molecular biology for the course. The assignments will be designed to give you experience with various important public databases and available computational tools, and will give you the chance to write and test programs that perform various analyses on real biological sequences. Portions of the CSE 590TV Web may be reprinted or adapted for academic nonprofit purposes, providing the source is accurately quoted and duly credited. The CSE 590TV Web: © 1993-2003, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington.

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