Theory and Applications in Bioinformatics is a distance learning course
from the University of Manchester, UK. It will of interest to those who
need to gain confidence in the use of statistics for molecular
evolution. The course covers:
Introduction to Probability and Statistics using Matlab
Traditional Sequence Alignment and Search
Introduction to Probabilistic Sequence Models
Markov Chains and HMM Applications
Phylogenetic Methods
This is a Masters level course, so credits can count towards the MSc in
Bioinformatics.
(http://www.ls.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/distancelearning/).
The course is delivered in a Virtual Learning Environment, which allows
us to extend the classroom into the web. Teaching and learning are
focussed around tutor-supported exercises. Additional information is
available here :
http://octette.cs.man.ac.uk/bioinformatics/modules/bs6120.html or from
Heather.Vincent from manchester.ac.uk
