About

The Introduction to Bioinformatics Using Python course offered by Cranfield University covers the programming basics required to program in Python, which is fast becoming one of the most popular programming languages in the bioinformatics community, and its application in retrieving, parsing and visualising biological sequence data.

Overview

What you will learn

On successful completion of this Introduction to Bioinformatics Using Python course offered by Cranfield University you will be able to:

Identify the most important programming structures,

Retrieve relevant nucleotide, protein sequences and their corresponding metadata from online public data resources,

Develop custom Python scripts for sequence manipulation,

Develop Python scripts to automate data handling and curation tasks,

Develop advanced stand-alone Python programs for the acquisition and consolidation of data from remote databases.

Programme Structure

The program focuses on:

Python programming,

Object Oriented Programming (OOP),

Simple mathematical operations,

Modules in Python,

Various data types and Objects,

Control Statements,

Lists, Tuples and Dictionaries,

Functions,

File IO,

Programming for biology using BioPython,

DNA sequence manipulation using Perl,

Reading protein files,

Performing Multiple Sequence Alignment,

BLAST,

Data Visualisation,

Biological data format.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 5 days

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-27 00:00:00

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Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cranfield, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Bioinformatics & Biostatistics

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Academic 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

No requirements needed.

Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

1400 GBP / full

≈ 1400 GBP / full
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

1400 GBP / full

≈ 1400 GBP / full

Living costs

Cranfield

United Kingdom

700 - 1300 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Introduction to Bioinformatics Using Python Cranfield University