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Introduction to applied Bioinformatics - GF332
Title: Základy praktické bioinformatiky
Guaranteed by: Department of Biochemical Sciences (16-16160)
Faculty: Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové
Actual: from 2021 to 2025
Semester: summer
Points: 0
E-Credits: 2
Examination process: summer s.:written
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/28, C+Ex [HS]
Capacity: unknown / 30 (30)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: deregister from the exam date if a requisite was not fulfilled
course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: doc. Ing. Petra Matoušková, Ph.D.
Comes under: 3.ročník 2025/26 Farmacie
Co-requisite : GF370
Annotation -
Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary field focused on storing, organising, analysing, and interpreting biological data sets.<br> <br> In the course, students will learn about the possibilities of utilizing available bioinformatics databases and software. Practically, they will gain experience in searching for information and sequence data and explore their potential applications. This course is primarily based on hands-on computer work, allowing students to independently test various web applications.<br> <br> Topics covered include: literature searches, protein and nucleotide sequence databases, sequence comparison and analysis of their properties, identification of similar sequences, restriction analysis, primer design, specialized databases, and more.
Last update: Matoušková Petra, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (25.03.2025)
Course completion requirements -

To obtain course credit, students must meet the attendance requirement (at least 80%) and complete and submit all short exercises (homework) covered in the seminars (submission via Moodle).

The exam is conducted in written form on computers by completing a given set of tasks (with the possibility of using all available materials).

Last update: Matoušková Petra, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (25.03.2025)
Literature - Czech

Doporučená:

Selzer,Paul. Applied bioinformatics-an introduction. Springer, 2018.

Cvrčková, Fatima. Úvod do praktické bioinformatiky. Praha: Academia, 2006, 148 s. ISBN 80-200-1360-1.

Claverie, Jean-Michel Notredame, Cedric. Bioinformatics for dummies. Indianopolis: John Wiley, 2003, 452 s. ISBN 0-7645-1696-5.

Volitelná:

Zvelebil, Marketa J. Baum, Jeremy O.. Understanding bioinformatics. New York: Garland Science, Group, 2008, 772 s. ISBN 978-0-8153-4024-9.

Hu, Xiaohua, Pan, Yi, (eds.). Knowledge discovery in bioinformatics techniques, methods, and applications. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley-Interscience, 2007, 363 s. ISBN 978-0-470-12464-2.

Dziuda, Darius M.. Data mining for genomics and proteomics : analysis of gene and protein expression data. Hoboken: Wiley, 2010, 319 s. ISBN 978-0-470-16373-3.

Last update: Matoušková Petra, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (25.03.2025)
Teaching methods - Czech

Výuka probíhá v počítačové učebně; každý seminář je zahájen krátkou přednáškou uvádějící do konkrétní problematiky, následovanou praktickými ukázkami a procvičováním.

Last update: Matoušková Petra, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (25.03.2025)
Requirements to the exam - Czech

Zvládnutí praktických úkolů (na počítači) dle zadání (s možností využití všech dostupných materiálů).

Last update: Matoušková Petra, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (25.03.2025)
Syllabus -

1. Literature Search Options

UKAŽ, PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus

Citation management software (Web EndNote, EndNote, Mendeley)

Impact factor, H-index, predatory journals

2–4. Proteins

Protein databases and sequence search

Sequence formats and sequence manipulation

Sequence properties, domain prediction, and transmembrane region prediction

Sequence comparison: pairwise and multiple alignment, similarity search (BLAST), phylogenetic tree construction

5–9. Nucleic Acids

DNA sequence databases

Nucleotide sequence analysis: polymorphism detection, restriction analysis, in silico cloning

Primer design for various applications (qPCR, mutagenesis)

Gene search and identification, analysis of "unknown" sequences, open reading frame (ORF) identification

10. Specialized Databases

Expression Atlas, Enzyme, and others

Last update: Matoušková Petra, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (25.03.2025)
Learning resources - Czech

Moodle kurz: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=5146

Last update: Matoušková Petra, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (25.03.2025)
Learning outcomes -

Learning Outcomes - Bioinformatics

The course Fundamentals of Practical Bioinformatics builds upon the knowledge acquired in the course Molecular Biology and Genetics (prerequisite).

Learning Outcomes:

Based on the acquired knowledge and skills, students will be able to:

  • Define and use in the correct context the following terms: impact factor, H-index, FASTA format, primer, PCR, mutagenesis, UniProt
  • Use and interpret the results of the following programs: BLAST, Multalin, Translate, Reverse complement, ORFfinder, VecScreen, Needle, Lalign, ClustalW Omega
  • Search for relevant literature using the tools UKAŽ, PubMed, Web of Science, or Scopus; determine a researcher's H-index and a journal's impact factor
  • Retrieve nucleotide or protein sequences and find similar sequences (BLAST)
  • Analyze sequence properties (molecular weight, hydrophobicity, composition)
  • Identify domains, secondary structures, and transmembrane regions
  • Compare sequences (pairwise and multiple sequence alignments)
  • Perform in silico restriction analysis
  • Design primers for conventional amplification PCR, quantitative PCR, and mutagenesis
  • Evaluate and interpret sequencing data, including sequence quality control, assessment of usable sequence length, identification of vector regions (VecScreen), identification of unknown sequences (BLASTn), and comparison of obtained sequences with available sequences (Multalin)

Last update: Matoušková Petra, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (29.07.2025)
Entry requirements - Czech

Zkouška z molekulární biologie

Last update: Matoušková Petra, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (25.03.2025)
 
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