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Overview
How do we sequence and compare genomes? How do we identify the genetic basis for disease? How do we construct an evolutionary Tree of Life for all species on Earth?
When you complete this Bioinformatics Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with UC San Diego, you will learn how to answer many questions in modern biology that have become inseparable from the computational approaches used to solve them. You will also obtain a toolkit of existing software resources built on these computational approaches and that are used by thousands of biologists every day in one of the fastest growing fields in science.
Although this Specialization centers on computational topics, you do not need to know how to program in order to complete it. If you are interested in programming, we feature an "Honors Track" (called "hacker track" in previous runs of the course). The Honors Track allows you to implement the bioinformatics algorithms that you will encounter along the way in dozens of automatically graded coding challenges. By completing the Honors Track, you will be a bioinformatics software professional!
Skills You Will Gain
- Whole Genome Sequencing
- Viterbi Algorithm
- Suffix Tree
- Python Programming
- Algorithms
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Finding Hidden Messages in DNA
- Genome Sequencing
- Comparing Genes, Proteins, and Genomes
- Molecular Evolution
- Genomic Data Science and Clustering
- Finding Mutations in DNA and Proteins
- Bioinformatics Capstone: Big Data in Biology
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Duration
- Part-time
- 3 months
- 10 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 16 other Short Courses in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics in United StatesExplore more key information
Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Beginner Level
- No prior experience required.
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Funding
Coursera provides financial aid to learners who cannot afford the fee. Apply for it by clicking on the Financial Aid link beneath the "Enroll" button on the left. You'll be prompted to complete an application and will be notified if you are approved. You'll need to complete this step for each course in the Specialization, including the Capstone Project.
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