Computational Molecular Biology and Genomics - Fall 2012

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Announcements:

General review questions
Phylogeny study questions,   Solutions,  
This is an ungraded problem set to help you prepare for the final exam. A solution set will be posted on Friday, the 14th.

Final Exam:   5:30pm - 8:30pm, December 17th   Location: Gates 4102
This exam is closed book. You may bring two pages (or one page, front and back) of your own notes.

Q & A: Sunday, Dec 16. Time and location: TBA

Course Summary

An advanced introduction to computational molecular biology, using an applied algorithms approach. The course will survey established algorithmic methods, including pairwise sequence alignment and dynamic programming, multiple sequence alignment, fast database search heuristics, hidden Markov models for molecular motifs, phylogeny reconstruction and gene finding. We will explore emerging computational problems in genomics through special topics lectures and literature assignments in 02/3-711/15-856.     Course numbers demystified.


Administrative Information

Lectures: T,Th 10:30am – 11:50am, Location: Gates 4102    

Instructor: Dannie Durand, durand@cmu.edu, 8-6036
Office hours:     Tuesdays, 4:30pm - 6:00pm or by appointment,   Mellon Institute 646.

Teaching Assistant: Philip Davidson, pdavidso@andrew.cmu.edu
Office hours: 5pm - 6pm, Doherty Hall 2313

Grader: Han Lai, hanlai@andrew.cmu.edu


For your entertainment:

  Eterna: Scientific discovery RNA-folding game
Foldit: Protein folding game. Solve Puzzles for Science.



Last modified: July, 2012.
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