BNFO 301
Introduction to Bioinformatics
Spring 2007

January February March April May

Monday
 
Wednesday
   
2: Genome Analysis - Codon usage contrasts
    Analysis of viral metagenome fragments
    Lab - First look at viral fragment
             Using ViroBIKE
  4: No class
     Meetings to discuss project Tuesday and Wednesday.
   
9: Genome Analysis - Codon usage contrasts (continued)
    Issues related to Problem sets 4 & 5
    Problem set 4 - Loops and mapping
    Problem set 5 - Genome analysis investigations
    Lab: Resolving issues with problem sets
    Hand in: Problem set 4 (2, 7); Problem set 5 (3, 8, 13)
                   (by end of day on Tuesday)
  11: No class
      Meetings to discuss project Tuesday and Wednesday.
   
16: Genome Evolution
      Read: Howe et al (2001). Manuscript Evolution
          (analogous to DNA sequence evolution)
      Read (gently): Rohwer & Edwards (2002).
          The Phage Proteomic Tree: a Genome-Based Taxonomy for Phage
      Lab: Global codon usage comparisons
  18: No class
      Meetings to discuss project Tuesday and Wednesday.
   
23: Example of analysis of metagenome fragment   25: No class
      Meetings to discuss project Tuesday and Wednesday.
   
30: General problem session
      Questionnaire - What questions should we discuss?
      Exam 1 distributed at end of day. Due end of Friday.
               What to expect
               Ground rules