BMS2062

Bioinformatics and communication

(MED)

Professor M T W Hearn (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

6 points + 3 lectures and 3 hours of laboratory or self-directed learning/tutorial session per week + Second semester + Clayton

Synopsis: Bioinformatics unites the major advances in biology, biochemistry and the medical sciences with those in computing, informatics and networking. The subject covers the application of the internet to biomedical sciences; organisation and uses of scientific databases; use of computational methods in genome analysis; fundamentals of molecular modelling and medical imaging; analysis and presentation of biomedical data; and communication of biomedical data using information technology.

Assessment: Written examination: 40% + Projects and assignments: 60%