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Introduction to multiple sequence alignments
Material type: Lectures , Notes
Course Level: Basic
Submitted by Mr Jean Safari -

Description:
An introduction to multiple sequence alignments(MSAs) for biologists with a focus of protein alignments. Description of methods to build MSAs as well as the interpretation of MSAs(structural and evolutionary). Includes an introduction to JalView which is used for the visualisation and manipulation of MSAs

Introduction to Bioinformatics
Material type: Lectures , Notes
Course Level: Beginner
Submitted by Mr Jean Safari -

Description:
General introduction to the concept of bioinformatics focusing on the generation and accuracy of data in online databases using UniProt as an example

Interpreting phylogenies
Material type: Lectures , Notes , Exercises , Solutions
Course Level: Basic , Intermediate
Submitted by Mr Jean Safari -

Description:
Application of phylogenetic approaches, introduction to phylogenetic terms and methods, multiple sequence alignment theory, structural alignments, interpretation of phylogenetic trees

Introductions to Linux, Perl and Python
Material type: Lectures , Notes , Exercises , Solutions
Course Level: Basic
Submitted by Mr Jean Safari -

Description:
Introduction to Unix, Perl and Python for bioinformatics analyses.

Introduction to Unix
Material type: Lectures , Notes
Course Level: Basic
Submitted by Mr Jean Safari -

Description:
Basic introduction to Unix, Linux, command line

Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Wikibook
Material type: Books
Course Level: Basic , Intermediate , Advanced
Submitted by Mr Jean Safari -

Description:
Various chapters dealing with the theoretical and practical aspects of NGS data generation and analysis. Starts with the basic concepts of sequencing technologies to data analysis approaches for various NGS datasets including WGS, RNAseq, Bisulphite sequencing, De novo assembly etc.

Bioinformatics : Gene-protein-structure function
Material type: Notes
Course Level: Basic
Submitted by Mr Jean Safari -

Description:
Examination of in silico tools available for protein structure and function prediction.Includes background information on the major protein family databases(PROSITE, PRINTS, Pfam). Examines some integrated approaches for protein structure-function predictions using tools such as GeneQuiz, MAGPIE, InterPro)

InterPro: An introduction
Material type: Notes
Course Level: Basic
Submitted by Mr Jean Safari -

Description:
Introduction to the InterPro database, including background on how the database was developed and what data it houses and its relevance

PRINTS: A family protein database with a difference
Material type: Notes
Course Level: Basic
Submitted by Mr Jean Safari -

Description:
Introduction to protein family analysis with a focus on motif based methods and proten fingerprinting. Demonstration of protein fingerprint based approach using PRINTS including interpretation of results and differences between approaches

Parsing data records using Python programming
Material type: Lectures , Notes
Course Level: Basic
Submitted by Mr Jean Safari -

Description:
Introduction to parsing data files using Python with practical examples given