CSCI2810

Advanced Computational Molecular Biology

Fall 2025

High-throughput experimental approaches now allow molecular biologists to make large-scale measurements of DNA, RNA, and protein, the three fundamental molecules of the cell. The resulting datasets are often too large for manual analysis and demand computational techniques. This course introduces algorithms for sequence comparison and alignment; molecular evolution and phylogenetics; DNA/RNA sequencing and assembly; recognition of genes and regulatory elements; and RNA and protein structure. The course demonstrates how to model biological problems in terms of computer science. CSCI 0160, 0180, 0190, or 0200. Recommended: CS 220, or some other course that introduces concepts from discrete math and probability. Course overrides are available at the instructor’s discretion.