Open set for courses on bioinformatics (St. Petersburg)

A set of courses on bioinformatics has been opened at the St. Petersburg Academic University of the Russian Academy of Sciences for 2011/2012.

The courses are free and focused on students of secondary and senior courses in computer science and mathematical specialties interested in bioinformatics.

The main objectives are to teach the participants:

• to be guided in modern tasks of bioinformatics and to be able to solve them,
• understand biological terms and formulate new tasks at the interface of computer science / biology,
• develop bioinformatics-specific algorithms and program them effectively.

Differences from last year:

• included more courses on algorithms and programming,
• Some topics poorly related to bioinformatics have been thrown out of the biological program, and new topics on biotechnology have been added.
• more practice

basic information

Requirements : mathematical mindset, ability to program in any popular programming language, basic knowledge of algorithms and data structures. Prior knowledge in biology is not required.
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Duration of study : 1.5 years.
Start of classes : September 10, 2011.
Intentiveness : 6-7 pairs per week (mostly on Saturdays).
Number of seats : 10.

The program includes courses in molecular biology, biotechnology, algorithms in bioinformatics, statistics, and many others. Must pass exams.

To participate in the competitive selection for courses, please fill out the admission form (until August 31) !

References:

• Bioinformatics Course Site
• Reception form (open until August 31, 2011!)
• Facebook Page
• Page "in contact"
• Announcement set last year on Habré
• Website of last year's courses (you can see the program and materials)
• Announcement of recruitment for the course "Introduction to the IT industry» (GameChangers)

With the support of the company JetBrains and the laboratory of algorithmic biology SPbAU RAS.