Course: Information Resources in Life Sciences

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Course title Information Resources in Life Sciences
Course code KEB/IZVBM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kryštof Vladimír, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Chamrád Ivo, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Plíhalová Lucie, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Lenobel René, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Voller Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Berka Karel, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Mik Václav, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Jorda Radek, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Veselá Denisa, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Scientific literature. General bibliographic databases (Pubmed, Web of Science, EBSCO, ProQuest, etc.). Full-text databases, general and publisher. Biotechnological and biomedical databases (NCBI, ExPASy, EMBL-EBI, HGNC). Sequence and structure databases. Comparison of nucleic acids and protein sequences. Searching for genes. Functional genomics. Classification of proteins and proteomics. Posttranslational modifications of proteins. Phylogenetic studies and comparative genomics.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration, Laboratory Work
Learning outcomes
To learn how to work with scientific literature. To learn how to use biological, chemical and biomedical databases.
Scientific literature. General bibliographic databases (Pubmed, Web of Science, EBSCO, ProQuest, etc.). Full-text databases, general and publisher. Biotechnological and medical databases. Sequence and structure databases. Comparison of nucleic acids and protein sequences. Searching for genes. Functional genomics. Classification of proteins and proteomics. Posttranslational modifications of proteins. Phylogenetic studies and comparative genomics.
Prerequisites
To learn how to work with scientific literature. To learn how to use biological and chemical databases.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Seminar Work

Full participation at the seminars is required, 80% successfull passing the test
Recommended literature
  • Baxevanis AD, Ouellette BFF. (2004). Bioinformatics: A Practical Guide to the Analysis of Genes and Proteins. WileyBlackwell; 3rd Edition edition.
  • Bishop, M.J. (1999). Genetics Databases. Academic Press.
  • Claverie, J.M. (2006). Bioinformatics for Dummies. John Wiley & Sons; 2nd Edition edition.
  • Sadek, H.A. (2006). Bioinformatics: Principles and Basic Internet Applications. Trafford Publishing.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Experimental Biology - Specialization in Experimental Biology (2021) Category: Biology courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Experimental Biology - Specialization in Experimental Biology of Plants (2021) Category: Biology courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter