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BMOL-F413

Bioinformatique

academic year
2024-2025

Course teacher(s)

Matthieu DEFRANCE (Coordinator), Jean-François FLOT and Maxime TARABICHI

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

french

Course content

1. Alignment, assemblage and phylogeny (J.-F. Flot)
2. Genomics and data analysis (M. Defrance)
After an introduction to sequencing technologies (NGS), this part of the course focuses on "omics" data analysis tools.

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

The aim of this course will be to give students a theoretical and practical introduction to bioinformatics.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and applications.

Contribution to the teaching profile

Master the scientific concepts and fundamental knowledge of biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology and related disciplines (Neurobiology, Immunology, Biotechnology, ...).
Use bioinformatics resources and software adapted to their exploitation.
Develop a scientific argumentation.
Write a research report according to the good practices of the BBMC.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

Zvelebil & Baum, "Understanding Bioinformatics", Garland, 2007

Other information

Contacts

matthieu.defrance@ulb.be
jean-francois.flot@ulb.be

Campus

Plaine, Solbosch

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • Oral presentation
  • Written report

Oral presentation

Written report

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

The weighting is as follows: 50% for the part of M. Defrance 50% for the part of J.-F. Flot

Language(s) of evaluation

  • french

Programmes