ADSC 8000
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ADSC 8000
Statistical Genetics
Fall Semester – Even years
3
ADSC 8210 or ADSC 8110 AND STAT 4220 or STAT 6220
R. Rekaya
Currently used methods and techniques in the field of molecular genetics and bioinformatics with emphasis towards applications in livestock species.
BCMB 8110
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Protein Structure and Function
Spring Semester – Every year
3
BCMB 8010
W. Lanzilotta, J. Rose, Z. Wood
The relationship of protein structure to biological function, including protein folding, conformation, stability, and enzyme mechanisms.
BCMB/BINF 8125
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Cancer Bioinformatics
Spring Semester – Every year
3
None
Y. Xu
This course teaches a fundamentally novel framework of cancer biology. Throughout this course, students will learn how the initial and seemingly harmless stressors induced by chronic inflammation or ROS accumulation can lead to increasingly malignant development of neoplastic cancer tumors as a result of adaptation to the also evolving microenvironment.
BCMB/BINF 8210
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Computational Methods in Bioinformatics
Fall Semester – Every year
3
CSCI 4470/6470 or BCMB 4010/6010 or CHEM 6911 or MATH(CSCI) 4630/6630 or permission of department
Y. Xu, N. Kannan, L. Cai, H. Schuttler, B. Foley, W. York
Computational methods, including development and implementation of computer codes, used to solve biological problems; development and solution of statistical and mathematical biological models.
BINF 8006
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Programming and Data Structures for Informatics
Spring Semester – Every year
4
None
M. Keshtgari
An intensive introduction to fundamental concepts in programming and data structures and their application to everyday use in informatics analyses. Hands-on exercises will emphasize problem- solving and writing code to collect, analyze, and present results.
BINF/BCMB/MIBO 8211
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Advanced Methods for Biological Data Analyses
Spring Semester – Every year
3
BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or BCMB 4010/6010 or BCMB 4020/6020 or GENE(BIOL) 3200 or permission of department
S. Zhao, J. Mrazek
Advanced strategies and methodologies for large-scale data analyses in support of genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and studies of biological pathways and networks.
BINF 8980D
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Case Studies in Systems Biology
Fall and Spring Semester – Every year
3
BCMB(BIOL) 8210 or BCMB(MIBO)(BINF) 8211 or STAT 4630/6630 or CSCI 4490-6490
J. Arnold or A. Edison & A. Bucksch or L. Salvador
Shared research experience in systems biology. Each semester the research case study will be either on the biological clock, hot-pathogen interactions, or marine metagenomics. Project will include genomics experiments involving microfluidics, network identification, and genomic analysis. Emphasis will be placed on transformative research accomplished on the clock, host-pathogen system, or marine ecosystem.
CHEM/BINF/BCMB 8330
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Macromolecular Simulations
Spring Semester – Every year
3
None
R. Woods
Introduces techniques of molecular simulation relevant to biomolecular systems, and provides extensive hands-on experience with current modeling and simulational programs.
ECOL 8910
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Perspectives in Computational Ecology
Spring Semester – Every year
Instructor will arrange contact hour with individual student
Permission of department
J. Drake, P. Rohani
Discussion-based course focusing on computational concepts and methods in ecology. Emphasizes practical techniques relevant to research.
EHSC 8010
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Advanced Topics in Environmental Health Science I
Fall Semester – Every year
3
Permission of department
All EHS Graduate faculty
An advanced course focusing on fundamental paradigms and evolving concepts of environmental health science, including toxicology, environmental and occupational exposure assessment, environmental epidemiology, food safety.
EHSC/EPID 8250
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Biomarkers: Public Health, Clinical, and Environmental Toxicology Applications
Fall Semester – Odd years
3
EPID 7010 or EHSC 7060 or EHSC 4490/6490
J. S. Wang
Biomarkers in clinical practice, and in public and environmental health. Biomarkers of disease, exposure to chemicals or pathogens, and adverse insults on humans play an important role in Environmental Health Science, Epidemiology, and Toxicology.
EHSC 8450
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Genome Technologies
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1 to 3
[(BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L) or (BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or BIOL 1107-1107L or BIOL 1108-1108L)] and [GENE(BIOL) 3200 or EHSC 4700/6700] or permission of department
T. Glenn
The development and use of new high throughput molecular genetic tools. Provides detailed insight for applications, acquisition of instrumentation, and use of genomic assays.
EHSC 8460(L)
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Environmental Genomics
Fall semester – Every year
1 to 3, Repeatable for max 12 hours
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T. Glenn
Covers the background and use of new high throughput genomic tools for environmental studies. Content and credits will vary depending on subjects covered, which are modified to meet the needs of enrolled students.
ENTO 8050
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Phylogenetics, Systematics, and Evolution
Spring semester – Even years
2
ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L or permission of department
K. Ross, J. McHugh
Graduate-level reading and discussion covering philosophical and methodological aspects of biological classification and phylogenetic reconstruction with special reference to insects.
EPID/BIOS 8060
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Modern Applied Data Analysis
Spring semester – Every year
3
BIOS 7010 or permission of school
A. Handel
Covers a variety of modern approaches for analyzing and interpreting data commonly encountered in public health, biomedical sciences, and related areas.
EPID/ECOL/IDIS 8515
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Modeling Infectious Diseases
Fall semester – Every year
4
EPID 7010 or ECOL 4000/6000 or permission of department
A. Handel
Computational and mathematical methods for building and analyzing models of infectious diseases.
FANR/BINF/GENE 8140
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Functional Genomics
Spring semester – Every year
3
None
C.J. Tsai
Fundamentals and practical applications of functional genomics in biological research.
GENE/BINF 8940
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Applied Genome Analysis
Fall semester – Every year
3
GENE(BIOL) 3200 or equivalent general genetics course or permission of department
C. Bergman
Conceptual and practical aspects of bioinformatics approaches to analyze genomic data.
IDIS 8080L
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Advanced Molecular Techniques
Summer semester (Maymester) – Even years
3
None, Not open to students with credit in PARA 8080L
D. Peterson
Current techniques in molecular analysis of pathogens. Emphasis is placed on bioinformatics and procedures for genomic analysis, rapid isolation and characterization of parasite molecules, and the detection and identification of parasites in host vector.
INFO 8000
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Foundations of Informatics for Research and Practice
Fall and Spring semesters – Every year
3
Permission of major
K. Johnsen
This interdisciplinary course provides instruction and exposure to the theory, tools, and techniques that connect data to information, knowledge, and decisions. Students will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to deeply engage in the increasingly interdisciplinary, data-driven, security-focused industrial and research enterprises as they complete practical analytical tasks and projects.
MIBO/BINF/BCMB 8270L
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Composition, Organization, and Evolution of Genomes
Spring semester – Every year
3
None
J. Mrazek, S. Zhao
Computational approaches to the study of properties of eukaryotic and prokaryotic genomes, genome evolution, and statistical and computational methods for genome analyses and comparisons.
PBGG/CRSS/HORT 8874
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Genome Selection
Spring semester – Even years
1
PBGG(CRSS)(HORT)(PBIO) 8871 or PBGG(CRSS)(HORT)(PBIO) 8872 or permission of department
J. Wallace
Concepts, implementation, and application of predicting organism phenotypes from genome-wide marker sets.
PBGG/CRSS/PBIO 8875
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Genome-wide Association in Plants
Spring semester – Even years
1
PBGG(CRSS)(HORT)(PBIO) 8871 or PBGG(CRSS)(HORT)(PBIO) 8872 or PBGG(CRSS)(HORT) 8874 or permission of department
J. Wallace
The methods, design, and implementation of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to map genetic loci in crop plants.
PBIO/BINF 8350(L)
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Spring semester – Every year
3
Permission of major or permission of department
J. Leebens-Mack, D. Bensasson
Students will be introduced to a variety of comparative approaches for elucidating the evolution of species, populations, and molecules.
STAT 8440
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Statistical Inference for Bioinformatics
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year
3
STAT 6220 or STAT 6315 or BINF 8441
L. Liu
The course focuses on stochastic models in bioinformatics, including Hidden Markov models, continuous time Markov chain (Poisson process, birth and death process, coalescent process) and their applications in sequence alignment, gene prediction, transmission network, phylogenetic tree reconstruction, etc. The course consists of lectures and lab where students can get hands on experience of using innovative bioinformatics software for alignment, gene prediction, phylogenetic tree reconstruction, network building, etc.
STAT 8460
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Advanced Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Spring semester – Odd years
3
STAT 8210
P. Ma, W. Zhong
Development of computational methods to infer biological information from data, including DNA sequences, gene expression levels, epigenome, and microbiome data.