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BME 230AIntroduction to Computational Genomics and Systems Biology

5 creditsGraduateStudent Option

Introductory and intermediate-level topics in computational genomics, DNA and RNA sequence analysis, mapping, quantification, detection of variants and their associations with disease. Covers topics in machine-learning, probabilistic graphical models, gene regulatory network inference, and single cell analysis. Students conduct related independent research.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): BME 205. Enrollment is restricted to juniors, seniors, and graduate students.

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When it runs

Winter 2027Open Winter 2027

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
Tue Thu 9:50am–11:25am
PhysSciences 110V. Jonsson, B. J. Paten, J. M. StuartOpen 0/47

Winter 2026Open Winter 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
Tue Thu 9:50am–11:25am
PhysSciences 114V. Jonsson, J. M. Stuart, B. J. PatenOpen 41/45

Who teaches it

InstructorRatingDifficultyWould take againReviews
Vanessa Jonsson2.8 / 53.1 / 530%9
Benedict Paten3.9 / 53.3 / 572%54
Josh Stuart3.5 / 52.3 / 50%3

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