Category: bioinformatics

Life is definitely digital. The genetic code of all living organisms are represented by a long sequence of simple molecules…

Course Description: This course provides a comprehensive introduction to using Python strings in bioinformatics. Starting with the fundamentals of Python…

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Python programming language Understanding of basic bioinformatics concepts (e.g., biological sequences, sequence alignment) Course Outcome: Ability…

Introduction to Data Visualization Importance of data visualization in bioinformatics Data visualization plays a crucial role in bioinformatics for several…

Introduction to Protein Sequence Alignment Sequence alignment is a fundamental task in bioinformatics, essential for comparing and understanding biological sequences…

Introduction to Molecular Visualization Molecular visualization is the representation of molecular structures and dynamics using graphical models. It plays a…

Course Description: This course introduces students to the principles and methods of functional annotation and enrichment analysis in bioinformatics. Students…

Installation Install R (and RStudio) R is available at the CRAN website. Upon choosing a CRAN mirror, you can download R.…

Course Description: This course provides an introduction to phylogeny and its applications in evolutionary analysis. Students will learn about the…

Introduction to NCBI, GenBank, and Bioinformatics Overview of NCBI: National Center for Biotechnology Information The National Center for Biotechnology Information…

This outline provides a structured approach to learning protein modeling with Modeller, covering basic to advanced topics and including practical…

This outline provides a comprehensive overview of UniProt, including data retrieval, analysis, integration with other tools, real-world applications, and future…

Introduction to Homology Modeling Homology modeling, also known as comparative modeling, is a computational method used to predict the three-dimensional…

Course Description: This course provides an introduction to PyMOL, a powerful tool for visualizing and analyzing molecular structures in 3D.…

Introduction to Multiple Sequence Alignment (MSA) Multiple Sequence Alignment (MSA) is a fundamental technique in bioinformatics used to align three…

Gene specific information using NCBI and genome viewers Gene Web resources: NCBI database: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ NCBI Gene database: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene UCSC Genome…

Using Protein-Protein Interaction Databases Links: String DB: https://string-db.org/ IntAct: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/intact/home BioGRID: https://thebiogrid.org/ STRING: Database of known & predicted protein-protein interactions.…

Relevant websites: Protein Information Tutorial SMART (normal mode): http://smart.embl-heidelberg.de/ SMART (batch mode): http://smart.embl-heidelberg.de/smart/batch.pl HMMER search: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/Tools/hmmer/ InterProScan: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/interpro/ DTU prediction…