Fundamentals of Bioinformatics
GINF 5001

• Newark - 5:00-8:00 pm, Monday
  • Begins Sept. 8, 2003- MSB C-632
• Piscataway - 1:00 - 4:00 pm Wednesday
  • Begins Sept. 10, 2003 - RWJMS Link Room 201

Introduction to the field and its tools for sequence analysis, molecular modeling, integrated informatics environments, and the UNIX environment. 3 Credit Hours. Prerequisites/Co-requisite: GSBS Core.

Structural Bioinformatics II
GINF 5002

• Newark - 1:00 - 4:00 pm Monday
  • Begins Sept. 8, 2003- MSB C-632
• Piscataway - 1:00 - 4:00 pm Tuesday
  • Begins Sept. 9, 2003 - RWJMS Link Room 201

Homology modeling, advanced alignment and structural searching, docking, and molecular dynamics applied to drug design and the study of biophysical problems (e.g. impact of protein folding on disease states) ranging from small proteins to
the study of larger complexes. (e.g. ribosomes). 3 Credit Hours. Prerequisite: Structural Bioinformatics I, GINF 5003 or Permission of Instructor.

Bioinformatics Platforms and Application Development
GINF 5004

• Newark - 1:00 - 4:00 pm Tuesday
  • Begins Sept. 9, 2003 - MSB C-632
• Piscataway - 1:00 - 4:00 pm Thursday
  • Begins Sept. 11, 2003- RWJMS Link Room 201

Operating systems, computers and networks. Programming (perl) and bioinformatics development within a LINUX environment. Bioinformatics processes automation. Students will be provided with an opportunity to a sufficiently sophisticated and informed vocabulary and skill set so that he/she can collaborate productively with computer scientists and application developers on a informatics team. 3 Credit Hours. Prerequisite Fundamentals of Bioinformatics GINF 5001, or Permission of Instructor.

Special Topics in Bioinformatics - GINF 5030

Newark and Piscataway - TBA. Begins week of Sept. 8, 2003

Independent study and project development in Bioinformatics growing from and extend beyond subject matter introduced in the GSBS Bioinformatics Curriculum. Special focus for Fall, 2003: Quantitative underpinnings of bioinformatics (math, probability and statistics) and High Throughput Technologies (Microarray biotechnologies, proteomics, etc.). 1 to 3 Credit Hours. Prerequisite: Two courses in Bioinformatics and Permission of Coordinator.

Content last Modified: August 28, 2003; Format updated April 14, 2004