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Lecture 01
Computational biology overview

Date: Jan 9, 2024

This inaugural lecture serves as a broad introduction to the field of computational biology and establishes the framework for the course.

Learning objectives

After today, you should have a better understanding of:

  1. Identify your teaching team.
  2. Describe the course structure, expectations, and available resources for success.
  3. Define computational biology and explain its interdisciplinary nature.
  4. Identify key applications and recent advancements.
  5. Understand the balance between applications and development.
  6. Identify potential career paths and educational opportunities.
  7. Navigate Google Colab and get acquainted with Python.

Supplementary materials

  • You can learn more about navigating Google Colab here.
  • If time permits, we can start going over a Python worksheet to practice and learn.

Presentation