How do ECBM E3060 (Intro to Genomic Info) and BIOL W3037 (Whole Genome Bioinformatics) Compare?
One difference between ECBM
E3060 and BIOL
W3037 is that the former course (E3060) offers a broad overview and
introduction to a
wide range of topics
in computational biology, while the latter course (W3037) treats a more limited
set of topics in greater depth and puts an emphasis on the use of statistics
and working with actual experimental data. Another difference is that Matlab
is used as the programming language for E3060, while W3037 is based on Perl.
Students new to genomics and/or programming will benefit from first taking
E3060
and then W3037, but E3060 is not a requirement for W3037. Keep in
mind, however, that E3060 does not count toward your elective credits as
a Biology major. If you need more information, contact the instructors. Dr.
Anastassiou for
E3060 and Dr. Bussemaker for
W3037.