University of California San Diego
Bioinformatics Specialization
University of California San Diego

Bioinformatics Specialization

Journey to the Frontier of Computational Biology. Master bioinformatics software and computational approaches in modern biology.

Pavel  Pevzner
Phillip Compeau
Nikolay Vyahhi

Instructors: Pavel Pevzner

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Specialization - 7 course series

Finding Hidden Messages in DNA (Bioinformatics I)

Course 115 hours4.3 (1,031 ratings)

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Category: Bioinformatics
Category: Life Sciences
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Statistical Analysis
Category: Computational Logic

Genome Sequencing (Bioinformatics II)

Course 217 hours4.6 (318 ratings)

What you'll learn

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Category: Bioinformatics
Category: Algorithms
Category: Computational Thinking
Category: Life Sciences
Category: Medical Science and Research
Category: Unstructured Data
Category: Pharmaceuticals

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Bioinformatics
Category: Computational Thinking
Category: Computer Programming Tools
Category: Life Sciences
Category: Computer Science

Molecular Evolution (Bioinformatics IV)

Course 418 hours4.5 (79 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Bioinformatics
Category: Graph Theory
Category: Scientific Methods
Category: Statistical Analysis
Category: Tree Maps
Category: Analysis
Category: Taxonomy

Genomic Data Science and Clustering (Bioinformatics V)

Course 59 hours4.2 (92 ratings)

What you'll learn

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Category: Bioinformatics
Category: Unsupervised Learning
Category: Life Sciences
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Machine Learning
Category: Dimensionality Reduction
Category: Data Analysis

Finding Mutations in DNA and Proteins (Bioinformatics VI)

Course 623 hours4.7 (60 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Markov Model
Category: Bioinformatics
Category: Algorithms
Category: Data Structures
Category: Computational Thinking
Category: Infectious Diseases
Category: Machine Learning Methods
Category: Theoretical Computer Science
Category: Life Sciences

Bioinformatics Capstone: Big Data in Biology

Course 712 hours3.6 (28 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Infectious Diseases
Category: Medical Science and Research
Category: Big Data
Category: Bioinformatics
Category: Life Sciences

Instructors

Pavel  Pevzner
University of California San Diego
16 Courses845,063 learners
Phillip Compeau
University of California San Diego
8 Courses295,342 learners
Nikolay Vyahhi
University of California San Diego
1 Course21,939 learners

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