University of Wisconsin - Madison: Biostatistics & Medical Informatics 776
Computer Sciences 776
Advanced Bioinformatics (Spring 2024)

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General Course Information

  • Instructor:
    Daifeng Wang
    Email:
    Office : Waisman Center 517
    Office for Office Hours: Medical Sciences Center 4750
    Office Hours: Mon 11:00-12:00 am, Wed 11:00-12:00 am and Zoom (by appointments)

  • TAs:
    Haotian Ma
    Email:
    Office for Office Hours: Medical Sciences Center 4750
    Office Hours: Mon 5:00-6:00 pm, Wed 5:00-6:00 pm (by Zoom) (link)

  • Meeting Time and Location:
    Monday and Wednesday, 9:30-10:45 AM
    Engineering Hall 2540

  • Prerequisite:
    BMI/CS 576

  • Readings:
    • Most readings will be articles from the primary literature
    • Recommended text: Biological Sequence Analysis: Probabilistic Models of Proteins and Nucleic Acids. R. Durbin, S. Eddy, A. Krogh, and G. Mitchison. Cambridge University Press, 1998. (errata)
    • Recommended online text: Translational Bioinformatics: a collection of PLoS Computational Biology. (Link)
    • Suggested reference Python text: The Quick Python Book, Third Edition. N. Ceder. Manning Publications. 2018.

  • Discussion Forum:
    Piazza discussion forum

  • Midterm Exam:
    Wednesday, March 20, in class

  • Final Exam:
    Sunday, May 9, 5:05 PM - 7:05 PM, FINAL EXAM PLACE (TODO: update the exam room)