The distance learning course, Introduction to Bioinformatics, will begin
again in March 2006. The course covers the use of the most popular
software for sequence analysis.
This course in one of a series of Masters level courses from the
University of Manchester, UK. The courses may be studied either
individually, or as elements of the full MSc in Bioinformatics.
The courses follow two themes, Bioinformatics and Computer Science. The
Bioinformatics courses are:
Introduction to Molecular Biology for Computer Scientists
Introduction to Bioinformatics
Introduction to Microarray Data Analysis
Theory and Applications in Bioinformatics
The Bioinformatics of Protein Structure
The Science of Proteomics
Medicinal Chemistry (from the University of California, San Diego)
Molecular Modelling and Structure-based Drug Design
The computing modules are:
Introduction to programming (C or Java)
Intermediate Java
Biocomputing
Object-oriented analysis and design with UML
You will find further information, including a link to the online
application form, here :
http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/biomed/bioinformatics.html If you have any
questions, or need advice on the options, please contact
Heather.Vincent at manchester.ac.uk
