Biomolecular Engineering

BME 237 Applied RNA Bioinformatics

Teaches methods for RNA gene discovery; gene expression quantification; probabalistic modeling, secondary structure/trans-interaction prediction; mRNA splicing; and functional analysis. Emphasis on leveraging comparative genomics and employing high-throughput RNA sequencing data. Includes lectures, scientific literature discussion, problem sets, and final gene-discovery project.

Requirements

Enrollment is restricted to seniors and graduate students.

Credits

5