This is an update on the distance courses offered by the University of
Manchester, UK.
The next courses begin on 4 October 2010. 'Introduction to software
development in Java' is already full, but there are now a few more
places available on 'Bioinformatics for Systems Biology'
(http://octette.cs.man.ac.uk/bioinformatics/modules/BIOL61820.html).
'Bioinformatics for Systems Biology' covers :
Week 1 Introduction to the course
Installation of software for network analysis
Weeks 2 and 3 Molecular networks in biology
Group discussion of models and modelling
Weeks 4 and 5 Standards for Systems Biology
Data sources and standards for network biology
Practical exploration of a molecular network
Weeks 6 and 7 Network properties
Practical exercise on network statistics
Weeks 8 and 9 Mapping microarray data to a network
Weeks 10 and 11 Independent work on network analysis
Weeks 12 and 13 Dynamic models
Further work on modelling formalisms
Practical exercise on a metabolic model
Weeks 14 to 16 Independent research for the second assessment
You can also book now for the courses running in March 2011. The
March courses will include :
Introduction to software development in Java
Mathematics for metabolic modelling
Introduction to BioHealth Informatics
Introduction to microarray data analysis
Databases and data modelling
Object-oriented analysis and design with UML
For further information, please visit our programme website :
http://octette.cs.man.ac.uk/bioinformatics/index.html
If you have any questions, or would like advice on the options, please
contact Heather.Vincent from manchester.ac.uk or the office for Advanced
Professional Education (ape from cs.man.ac.uk).
