Welcome to the course website for BNFO262/BGGN237/BIOM262: Quantitative Methods in Genetics and Genomics!
This interactive course is taught by a variety of experts in the field of genetics and genomics! These experts will go over the conceptual background behind different sequencing technologies and/or analytical techniques, as well as provide an interactive introduction to performing bioinformatics analyses in the form of Jupyter Notebooks.
Check out the course syllabus for more details.
Welcome to the course lecture repository for the 2024 quarter. This repository contains essential resources, assignments, and materials for the course. Below, you’ll find the link to the OneDrive folder that hosts all the lecture videos for this quarter.
The lecture videos for the 2024 quarter are organized into modules 1 through 10. Each module covers different topics relevant to the course, providing in-depth explanations and insights.
You can access the lecture videos for the 2024 quarter by clicking the link below:
OneDrive: 2024 Quarter Lecture Videos
| Week | Starting Date | Topic | Lecturer(s) | Homework Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 9 | Module 1: Programming Basics in Python, UNIX, and R | TAs | None |
| 2 | Jan 16 | Module 2: Introduction to Statistics | Graham McVicker | None |
| 3 | Jan 23 | Module 3: RNA-Sequencing (RNA-seq) | Robert Morey | Homework 1 (due 2/1) |
| 4 | Jan 30 | Module 4: Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing (scRNA-seq) | Robert Morey | None |
| 5 | Feb 6 | Module 5: Network Biology | Hannah Carter | Homework 2 (due 2/15) |
| 6 | Feb 13 | Module 6: Chromatin and ChIP-Sequencing (ChIP-seq) | Alon Goren | Midterm (due 2/22) |
| 7 | Feb 20 | Module 7: Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) | Graham McVicker | None |
| 8 | Feb 27 | Module 8: Variant Calling | Kyle Gaulton | Homework 3 (due 3/7) |
| 9 | Mar 5 | Module 9: Image Processing and Spatial Transcriptomics | Johannes Schöneberg Colin Kern + Quan Zhu |
None |
| 10 | Mar 12 | Module 10: Population Genetics | Tiffany Amariuta | None |
| 11 | Mar 18 | Finals Week | - | Take-Home Final (due 3/19 at 11:59 pm) |