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Bioinformatics at Cal Poly

Bioinformatics, the application of computer technology to the management of biological information, is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field that incorporates fundamental concepts of genetic information, transfer, and the molecular biology of DNA, RNA, and proteins, and the fundamental principles of molecular evolution.

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Lab at Cal Poly. Home There is a wealth of information on the lab and bioinformatics in general. Ongoing Research Projects in Dr. Floriana's lab

Chemistry Department: Computational Modeling of Proteins

Courses at Cal Poly

  • BIO459/459L (Bioinformatics). This is a hands-on problem-based course with all lectures held in a computer laboratory. Introduction to molecular biology databases and computer applications in data mining. Use of computer software for nucleic acid, genome and protein sequence analysis; genetic database tools; industrial applications of bioinformatics; ethical and societal impact of genetic manipulation.

Thu, Feb 15, 2007