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LMP1107H: Bioinformatics in LMP

Who can attend

Graduate students (MSc and PhD) in the research stream.

Course enrollment is capped at 20 students.

We give preference to LMP graduate students.

Course description

Bioinformatics is used in all areas of biology.

This module will introduce students to approaches used in the analysis of molecular sequence data.

This course is not intended for those who primarily intend to use bioinformatics, but rather to allow you to understand the results of work that complements third research approaches.

Each week, we will discuss a different topic with hands-on use of online tools to analyze molecular data.

Course coordinator

Dr. David Irwin

david.irwin@utoronto.ca

lmp.grad@utoronto.ca for administrative queries.

Timings and location

This course is offered every year in the Fall session. (6 weeks)

Wednesdays 1:10 - 3:00 pm 

Location: MY (Myhal) room 430

Evaluation methods

Weekly assignments: 60%

Final assessment: 40%

Schedule

All sessions are led by Dr. David Irwin.

Date

Topic

October 8, 2025

Databases / data retrieval / blast searches

October 15, 2025

Analysis of DNA sequences

October 22, 2025

Analysis of protein sequences

October 29, 2025

Alignment of sequences

November 5, 2025

Evolutionary analysis

November 12, 2025

Final assessment