Computer Science 300 Spring 2016

Biology 300 / Computer Science 300: Introduction to Bioinformatics will be offered in the spring semester with Kristen Webb and Janyl Jumadinova. Lectures will be held Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30 am with a weekly lab session on Friday at 2:30 pm.

Bioinformatics is an emerging, rapidly expanding interdisciplinary discipline that studies how to effectively integrate concepts from computational sciences and biosciences. There is a high demand for scientists who are versed in both biology and computer science in the biomedical industry and research.

BIO 300/CMPSC 300 students will become familiar with the state-of-the-art bioinformatics software and the algorithms behind them. Through hands-on projects, students will explore current biological problems and will develop bioinformatics solutions to these issues.