Bioinformatics

Lectures

Introductory concepts: Bioinformatics today, Bioinformatics and the Internet, Bioinformatics in Greece and in the world, Bioinformatics in academic setting and industry. Molecular Biology and Genomics: Molecular components of organisms. Genome, genes. DNA, RNA, proteins. Transmission of genetic information. DNA composition, cell division and regulation of the cell cycle. Structure and function of genes, Basic principles of Genetic Engineering. Biomolecular Structure and Function: Biological Macromolecules, Protein Architecture, Sequence, Secondary Structure, Membrane and Structural Proteins, Protein Engineering, Prediction, and Protein Design.

Practical

Programming Languages and Software Tools in Bioinformatics: Protein and DNA Databases (at all levels), Biological Information Analysis Tools, Computational Methods for Sequence Analysis of Biomolecules (Sequence Similarity Search Methods, Multiple Sequence Alignment, Motif Characterization, Prediction Algorithms Based on Protein and DNA Sequences). Pharmacogenomics