Chair: Dr. Yu Tsao

Outline: The course provides an introduction to the basic computational concepts and methods used in molecular biology and genetics. It covers classic algorithmic techniques (for examples: divide and conquer algorithm, dynamic programming …), data structures (e.g. queue, tree…), and common computational problems in biology (such as motif finding, sequence alignment …). In addition, Bioinformatics approaches for next generation sequencing and the most up-to-date technology will be addressed as well.