4 ECTS credits
100 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4023308DNR voor alle studenten in het 2e semester met een inleidend master niveau.
This course starts with an introduction to molecular biology and genetics, knowledge that is needed to understand the concepts and technologies discussed in this course. Next, second and third generation DNA sequencing methods will be discussed, including advantages and disadvantages and their mutual comparison. Hereafter, an introduction to bioinformatics will follow, together with an overview of the most current biological databases. Focus will be on searching those databases using text-based information. Subsequently, principles about DNA and protein sequence-based searches using sequence alignment programmes will be discussed. Next, focus will be on strategies in (meta)genomics and (meta)transcriptomics. Sequence data analysis will be performed hands-on using the scientific workflow platform Galaxy.
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The students are able to:
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Mondeling bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Mondeling dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
The evaluation is based on an oral exam with written preparation
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master of Chemistry: Chemical Theory, (Bio)Molecular Design and Synthesis (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)