BNFO 301 
Introduction to Bioinformatics
Spring 2009 

January February March April May

Monday
 
Wednesday
   
    1: No class
     Individual meetings Mon-Fri
   
6: Viral Metagenome Project - Initial Analysis
    Notes: Initial analysis of reads
    Questionnaire
    Lab: Problem Set 6: Initial Analysis (especially Question 1)
            Pattern matching
  8: No class
      Individual meetings Mon-Fri
   
13: Metagenome Project and Genome Evolution
      Read: Howe et al (2001). Trends in Genetics 17:147-152
                Manuscript Evolution
      Skim: Rohwer & Edwards (2002).
                J Bacteriology 184:4529-4535. The Phage Proteomic
                Tree: a Genome-Based Taxonomy for Phage
      Questionnaire
      Lab: Build a sequence analysis tool
              Problem Set 7: Phylogenetic Analysis
  15: No class
      Individual meetings Mon-Fri
   
20: Metagenome Project and Genome Evolution
      I don't know... you tell me!
      Questionnaire
      Lab: Analysis of your sequence
              Problem Set 7: Phylogenetic Analysis
  22: No class
      Individual meetings Mon-Fri
   
27: 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
      Lab: Review Session
  29: No class
      Individual meetings Mon-Fri
          (to discuss projects and exam)