BNFO 301 
Introduction to Bioinformatics
Spring 2009 

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Monday
 
Wednesday
   
2: Genome Analysis [SNOWED OUT]
     Notes - Sequence contrasts (GC-content)
     Questionnaire
     Lab: Statistics and bioinformatics (Chi-squared)
             Tour - Was Mendel Right (part II)
             Problem Set 5 - Statistics and loops in context
  4: Meeting of the ISBC
     Schedule of concurrent ISBC workshops
     Your Story: In defence of life as we know it
          Report to authorities due by end of Friday
   
9: SPRING BREAK
  11: SPRING BREAK
   
16: Genome Analysis
      Notes - Sequence contrasts (GC-content)
      Questionnaire
      Lab: Mentor students from Chesterfield Tech Ctr
              Education Computer Lab (Oliver 3108)
  18: Genome Analysis
      Notes - Sequence contrasts Part II (dinucleotide bias)
      Questionnaire
   
23: Genome Analysis
      Notes - Sequence contrasts Part III (codon usage)
      Questionnaire
      Lab: Problem Set 5 - Statistics and odds and ends
  25: General problem session
      Questionnaire - What questions to discuss?
      Special Review Session: (TBA)
      Exam 2 distributed Thursday morning
               What to expect
               Ground rules
   
30: Exam 2 due 8:30 AM
      Post-exam questionnaire
      Viral Metagenome Project (no reading for today)
      Article: Schoenfeld et al (2008)
            (Hot springs metagenomes)
      Lab - First look at viral fragment