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ArticleBioinformatics (Oxford, England)2024

Teaching bioinformatics through the analysis of SARS-CoV-2: project-based training for computer science students.

Pavlin G Poličar, Martin Špendl, Tomaž Curk, Blaž Zupan

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Article in Bioinformatics (Oxford, England), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Pavlin G PoličarFaculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-6462-9372
Martin ŠpendlFaculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0009-0008-0796-8985
Tomaž CurkFaculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0003-4888-7256
Blaž ZupanFaculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-5864-7056

Funding

Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency P2-0209 and L2-3170
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

motivationWe learn more effectively through experience and reflection than through passive reception of information. Bioinformatics offers an excellent opportunity for project-based learning. Molecular data are abundant and accessible in open repositories, and important concepts in biology can be rediscovered by reanalyzing the data.

resultsIn the manuscript, we report on five hands-on assignments we designed for master's computer science students to train them in bioinformatics for genomics. These assignments are the cornerstones of our introductory bioinformatics course and are centered around the study of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). They assume no prior knowledge of molecular biology but do require programming skills. Through these assignments, students learn about genomes and genes, discover their composition and function, relate SARS-CoV-2 to other viruses, and learn about the body's response to infection. Student evaluation of the assignments confirms their usefulness and value, their appropriate mastery-level difficulty, and their interesting and motivating storyline. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION: The course materials are freely available on GitHub at https://github.com/IB-ULFRI.

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Computational BiologyCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2GenomicsHumansStudents

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PMCPMC11211835

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