SASK21001U Cancelled Bioinformatics analysis of gene expression data
MSc Programme in Animal Science
Driven by the technological progress, biology continuously undergoes a revolution that started in the late 1990s with the sequencing of the human genome. This revolution is on a scale that constantly redefines our basic understanding of biology and reaches deep into human and animal science, for example with respect to diseases and nutrition. Understanding the opportunities that come with the technological development is crucial for strategy planning human and animal science in general.
The course will introduce tools to analyze the high-throughput next generation sequencing (NGS) data generated from a selected range of technologies with high relevance for human and animal science. To this end, basic concepts of sequence alignment and genome analysis will be introduced with special focus on transcriptomics (e.g. gene expression and gene transcript variation). Furthermore, the functional context of genes will be addressed through the studies of biochemical pathways and networks, in which information from the NGS data will be employed to interpret the functional aspects of the genes.
Major software tools introduced and applied during the course are the web-based platform Galaxy for running data intensive bioinformatic analysis pipelines, the statistical software R for statistical computing, and Cytoscape for visualization and interpretation of biological networks.
The aim of the course is to make the participants able to analyze animal related NGS data, to assess the quality of the analysis, and conceptually to account for methodological principles underlying the bioinformatics methods presented in the course.
Knowledge:
Overview of
- key data types and sequence based data sets for
transcriptomics
- bioinformatics tools applicable for analysis of a broad
range of data from animal transcriptomes
- bioinformatics tools for obtaining in silico driven
predictions on animal transcriptomes
Skills:
- Analyze RNA sequencing data by applying relevant
bioinformatic tools
- Assses the quality of sequence data
- Assess the quality of bioinformatic tools
- Apply the statistical software R for data manipulation and
analysis
Competences:
- Acquire relevant data for a given problem
- Assess the relevance of a given bioinformatics method for
the data in question
- Interpret the implications of a data analysis in broader
context than the specific data analyzed
The course material will mainly be research articles and also involve chapters from textbooks
* Genetics, gene and genome structure
* Statistics
* Bioinformatics
Previous experience with the software R are recommended but not required.
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 23
- Preparation
- 90
- Practical exercises
- 23
- Project work
- 9
- Guidance
- 7
- Exam
- 54
- Total
- 206
This course is not available for credit transfer students and other external students.
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignment, 7 daysWritten examination 7 days. 7 days before the exam paper is handed out.
A project report must be submitted.
The exam will consist of a take home task, including analysis of provided data.
The home assignment will take place in block week 8. - Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Intern censur. Flere bedømmere.
- Exam period
Criteria for exam assesment
To obtain the grade 12 the student must be able to:
Knowledge:
- The student must be able to account for the choice of methods and
program for the analysis of a particular biological problem
- The student should be able to account for the key assumptions in
the methods and programs used to simplify them and what the
implications is of this
Skills:
- Explain the methodological and algorithmic principles used for
construction of the tools
- Account for the choice of method(s) and strategy for data
analysis and supporting bioinformatic predictions. In addition, the
student should also account for the problems associated with this
choice.
Competences:
- Carry out analysis on the type of data presented in the course
- Write R script to analyze count table in transcriptomics
- Place the results of the analysis in a broader context
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- SASK21001U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 2
- Schedule
- A
- Course capacity
- 40
- Study board
- The Study Board for Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science
Contracting department
- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Course Coordinators
- Jan Gorodkin (8-6b737673686f6d724477797268326f7932686f)
- Ernst Stefan Seemann (3-8383755083857e743e7b853e747b)
Main responsible