This subject is intended to provide students with a first outlook into current bioinformatics. The approach will not consist of offering an overview of the various topics that bioinformatics contemplates today, which, by necessity, would imply a shallow perspective. On the contrary, we will focus on the analysis of high-throughput sequencing data for identifying genomic variants, deciphering gene expression, genome assembly and metagenomic characterization of the microbiome. On the one hand, the analysis of high-throughput sequencing data is nowadays extremely popular and transversal in multiple areas of biology. On the other hand, in order to perform this type of analysis reliably, the student must first acquire a series of concepts and transversal skills that will greatly facilitate subsequent learning of other aspects of bioinformatics.
IMPORTANT: Using a laptop with the ability to connect to the internet via Wi-Fi is essential in all sessions. Those students who have problems meeting this requirement can go to the dean's office to borrow a laptop.
The teaching methodology will consist mainly of lectures, practical sessions dedicated to problem solving, problem solving outside the classroom, and the use of the forum on the Moovi platform.
Apart from asynchronous communication with the teacher through the Moovi platform, students can arrange virtual or face-to-face tutoring with the teacher via email or in person at any time.
To be qualified, the student must upload a photo to the platform Moovi.
(*) English Friendly subject.
International students may request from the teachers: a) resources and bibliographic references in English, b) tutoring sessions in English, c) exams and assessments in English.
