The Bioinformatics Option
Department Contact: Dr. Brian Bettencourt
Olsen 516, Phone: 934-2899
E-mail: Brian_Bettencourt@uml.edu
The rapidly expanding field of bioinformatics, which concerns the acquisition and analysis of biological data on a massive scale, requires biologists who are also well versed in computer science. Towards training these future multidisciplinary scientists, the Bioinformatics option offers a rigorous core of basic Biology and Computer Science courses, along with advanced courses in Bioinformatics and Biology electives. Computing I, II, and III are added to the Biology core required courses, along with Bioinformatics and Discrete Mathematics. Students in the Bioinformatics Option will receive hands-on training in both the development and use of computational tools for analysis of diverse datasets, including genomic sequences, microarray comparisons, and protein structure/function interaction. The Option is ideally suited for students interested in future professional or academic careers in bioinformatics, comparative genomics, and biological database analysis and management.
Required Courses
| 81.405 | Bioinformatics | 3 cr |
| 81.407 | Bioinformatics Lab | 1 cr |
| 91.101 | Computing I | 4 cr |
| 91.102 | Computing II | 4 cr |
| 91.201 | Computing III | 4 cr |
| 92.321 | Discrete Structures I | 3 cr |
| 45.401 | Bioethics Genetics Research |
3 cr |
Bioinformatics Computing Elective - 3 or 4 credits
| 91.204 | Computing IV | 4 cr |
| OR | ||
| 91.309 | Databases I | 3 cr |
| OR | ||
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91.404 |
Analysis of Algorithms | 3 cr |
Designated Biology Electives - 10 credits
One full-time upper level biology course with a laboratory component and two additional courses without a lab. Suggested courses:
81.467
Molecular Biology
3 cr
81.469
Molecular Biology Lab
2 cr
81.476
Cell Culture
3 cr
81.493
Immunology
3 cr
81.495
Immunology Lab
2 cr
81.580
Developmental Biology*
3 cr
10.535
Cell & Microbe Cultivation*
3 cr
10.545
Isolation & Purification Biotech Products*
3 cr
10.555
Biopharmaceutical GMP & Licensing*
3 cr
10.586
Biotechnology Processing Projects Lab*
3 cr
*Open to seniors with permission of instructor
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