What is bioinformatics?

Experiments can generate a lot of information (data) which can make it difficult to interpret, quantify and extract any meaningful results from. Bioinformatics is the use of computational tools to help us organize, transform, and interpret biological data. These tools often involved contributions from computer science, physics, biology, and mathematics.

Data Analysis

dimension reduction

what is data dimensionality and why reduce it? (article)

a beginner's guide to dimensionality reduction (article)

feature selection

what are data features and how do you choose them? (video with example)

model fitting

what is model fitting? (article)

Protein/Gene Sequence Alignment

what is sequence alignment? (book chapter and algorithms)

BLAST local alignment search tool

what does sequence tell us about evolution? (article)

what is a FASTA file? (article)