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MEIN40250

Academic Year 2024/2025

Translational Bioinformatics (MEIN40250)

Subject:
Medical Informatics
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Medicine
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Professor Brendan Loftus
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

The aim of this module is to enable students to gain the knowledge and understanding behind how translational Bioinformatics is used to interpret existing genomic and proteomic data, and develop the skills to formulate their own research

The course will address topics focused on the analysis and interpretation of OMICs data including

- What is translational Bioinformatics
- The importance of good experimental design of functional genomics experiments
- Bioinformatic strategies for the evaluation and interpretation of genomic data
- Single cell genomics
- The contribution of network biology to the interpretability of bioinformatics analyses
- Workflows in clinical bioinformatics
- Proteomics data analysis
- The importance of Communicating the findings of a bioinformatics analysis to differing audiences with different levels of domain expertise and reflect on their own practice

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of the module students should be able to

- Apply good experimental design principles towards the design of functional genomics experiments
- Understand some of the most commonly utilized approaches used in bioinformatic analysis of genomics and proteomics data
- Derive insights from genomics data in conjunction with other data e.g. phenotype/clinical data
- Communicate the findings of a bioinformatics analysis to differing audiences with different levels of domain expertise and reflect on their own practice

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

0
Total

0

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Active/task-based learning; peer and group work; lectures; critical writing; reflective learning;

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered

Not yet recorded.

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

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