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Introduction to Bioinformatics & Biological Databases
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Introduction to Bioinformatics & Biological Databases

Understand the language of life and learn to navigate global genomic databases.

16 hoursBeginner9 ders
Yasin Polat
Instructor
Yasin Polat
Bioinformatician & Researcher
01

High school and early college students interested in genetics

02

Computer scientists and developers wanting to understand biology

Participation details

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Training schedule

Mar15
1. Oturum
15 Mart 202609:00 – 17:00TR Time
Mar22
2. Oturum
22 Mart 202609:00 – 17:00TR Time

What You'll Learn

Skills and knowledge you will gain from this course.

Understand the fundamental concepts of molecular biology
Navigate and retrieve data from major biological databases like NCBI and UniProt
Perform basic web-based sequence alignments using BLAST
Read and understand basic sequence formats (FASTA)
Bridge the conceptual gap before starting to learn Python or R

About This Course

A comprehensive look at what this course offers.

Take your first step into the world of computational biology. This foundational course covers the central dogma of molecular biology, how biological data is stored globally, and how to use essential web-based bioinformatics tools without writing a single line of code.

Curriculum

A detailed breakdown of everything covered in this course.

3 bölüm · 9 konu

1
The Central Dogma: DNA to RNA to Protein
20 dk
2
Understanding genomes, genes, and mutations
25 dk
3
How biological data is digitized: FASTA format
15 dk
1
Introduction to NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
30 dk
2
Exploring proteins with UniProt
25 dk
3
Searching scientific literature effectively (PubMed)
20 dk
1
What is sequence alignment and why does it matter?
25 dk
2
Using BLAST web interface for sequence search
35 dk
3
Interpreting basic alignment results and E-values
20 dk

Requirements

What you need before starting this course.

  • No programming experience required
  • A curious mind and basic computer literacy
  • High school level biology is helpful but not mandatory

Who This Is For

This course is perfect for you if...

  • High school and early college students interested in genetics
  • Computer scientists and developers wanting to understand biology
  • Healthcare professionals looking for a basic overview of genomics

Instructor

Your guide throughout this course.

Yasin Polat

Yasin Polat

Bioinformatician & Researcher

Passionate about making complex biological data accessible to everyone.

Course Details

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LevelBeginner
Total Duration16 hours
Course TypeLive Course
LanguageTürkçe
CertificateIncluded
Last Updated2026-02

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To put the theoretical knowledge into practice, hands-on projects and assignments are given at the end of each week or module. You will receive instructor feedback by completing these assignments.

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