Bioinformatics Tutorials

Nucleotide Analysis

Topics include; check for vector contamination, Blast similarity search, Fasta similarity search, whole genome search, pairwise alignment, ClustalW multiple sequence alignment and translation of DNA/RNA into protein.

Protein and Proteomic Analysis

Topics include; Blast similarity search, Fasta similarity search, whole genome search, MPsrch sequence comparison, SCanPS sequence comparison, pairwise alignment, ClustalW multiple sequence alignment and a proteomics example.

Protein Function

Topics include; motif searching using InterProScan, FingerPRINTScan and PPSearch.

Protein Structure

Topics include; introduction to nucleotide structures, introduction to protein structures and bioinformatics for protein structure prediction.

Genome Browsing

Topics include; information on the two main genome browsers available Ensembl in the UK and UCSC Genome Bioinformatics in the USA.

Database Browsing
Topics include; summary of the interfaces available for searching mulitple databases and also a detailed explanation of the Sequence Retrieval System (SRS) provided by the EBI.

EBI Web Services

Topics include: What are SOAP Web Services, where to get these from; how to use them and how to develop applications with these.

What is bioinformatics??? A brief description of this emerging field.
Human Genome Research A description of the Human Genome Project.
Sequence analysis Keith Robison's guide to the exciting world of biosequence comparison! Useful background information on a variety of computational biology algorithms.
Biocomputing For Everone an introduction to biocomputing for the layperson published by the VSNS biocomputing division.
Biocomputing For Schools Another VSNS publication - this time aimed at highschool students, but fun to read for everyone. Includes articles on the application of bioinformatics to BSE research, and a ``Do-It-Yourself'' detailed example of a WWW search.
Bioinformatics review articles published 1993-1996. A collection of off-line references to review papers, compiled by The Irish National Centre for BioInformatics. A great starting point for anyone wanting a general introduction to the field.
Elementary Sequence Analysis - Database Searching by B. Golding Jan 1996. Fasta, blast, blitz, blaze, flash, blocks.
How to become a bioinformatics expert, including a listing of European opportunities to study bioinformatics. Compiled by theVirtual School of Natural Sciences BioComputing Division.
Pedestrian Guide to Analysing Sequence Databases
Protein Sequence Alignment and Database Scanning Geoff Barton's review.
A Practical Guide to protein sequence and structure analysis at UCL
VHG Virtural HyperGlossary. Defines terms used in different subfields, currently Glycoscience, Protein Structure.
A Bibliography on Computational Gene Recognition
HGP Genomics Primer from the DOE
Career Advice for Computational Biology By Amjad-Ali Khoja at U. Texas.