Penn State offers several courses that cover Computational Biology and Bioinformatics material. We list some of them here:
| Course ID | Description and links |
|---|---|
| BMB 484 | Functional Genomics |
| BMB 482 | Introduction to Computational Biology |
| BMMB 551 | Genomics |
| BMMB/MCIBS 554 | Introduction to data driven life sciences |
| BMMB 852 | Applied Bioinformatics |
| PHYS/BIOL 497 | Network analysis of biological systems |
| STAT 555 | Statistical Analysis of Genomics Data |
| BIOL 405 | Molecular Evolution |
| BIOL 422 | Advanced Genetics |
| BIOL 428 | Population Genetics |
| BIOL 439 | Practical Bioinformatics |
| MCIBS 556 | Computation, Bioinformatics, and Statistics Practicum |
| CSE/BMMB 566 | Algorithms and Data Structures for Bioinformatics |
(don’t see a relevant class here? Send an email to pzm11).
Students interested in pursuing graduate studies with Computational Biology and Bioinformatics as the main component have several programs to choose from. The right choice depends on the exact type of research you are interested in, as well as your educational background. The most common options are: