Course unit, curriculum year 2026–2027
BBT.021
Bioinformatics, 5 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2026–18.10.2026)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2026–31.12.2026)
Course code
BBT.021Language of learning
EnglishAcademic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027Level of study
Intermediate studiesGrading scale
General scale, 0-5Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Sinja TaavitsainenResponsible teacher:
Juha KesseliResponsible organisation
Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology 100 %
Coordinating organisation
MET Studies 100 %
Content
Biology as an information-based science
- Basics of computer science
- Sequences and sequencing, alignment
Biomedical and sequencing data types: DNA-seq, RNA-seq, scRNA-seq, epigenetics, proteomics
Gene annotations, gene and protein databases
The use of a genome browser
Gene regulation: Binding motifs and ChIP-seq data
Gene regulation and functional information in databases
Enrichment analysis
Learning outcomes
Further information
Learning material
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Kurssi sisältää luennot, harjoitukset, harjoitustyön ja tentin.
Participation in teaching
Contact teaching, Blended teaching
28.08.2026 – 13.12.2026
Active in period 1 (1.8.2026–18.10.2026)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2026–31.12.2026)