Learn about the role of bioinformatics in the design, development and discovery of new drugs in this free online course.

Bioinformatics is the study of the use of computation to extract knowledge from biological data. It uses algorithms and software to collect, store, retrieve, alter and model data for analysis, visualisation or prediction. This diploma course will teach you about the role of bioinformatics in today's world. You will learn about the many algorithms, tools and approaches used in this process.

Several genome-mapping approaches used to find and position genes within a genome and various bioinformatics algorithms and computational models - such as sequence alignment and protein structure prediction - will be explained. The fundamentals of sequence analysis and database searching will also be covered. You will learn why protein is a crucial component of our cells and how it affects DNA.

The next section explores the role of phylogenetic analysis in species evolution. Did you know that scatter plots and heat maps are important data visualisation and interpretation tools for high-dimensional biological data? Finally, we will discuss biological network analysis and the role of artificial intelligence. Enrol now.