[Plsugs] ECOL-346 Bioinformatics

[Tanya Quist]

Consider taking ECOL346 as a free elective toward the Plant Sciences or Sustainable Plant Systems major this Spring.

Course Description:
Large data sets are changing the way biologists study nature. Many jobs and research
questions require students to understand how to handle and analyze these large data sets. In
this course, students learn the computational approaches needed to work with and ask
questions using biological “big data,” especially genomic data sets. Students will discover the
opportunities and challenges of large-scale data analyses and gain practical biological
computing skills. Lectures are built around a core of fundamental evolutionary biology
concepts and designed for students with an interest in biology and little or no computational
experience.

Instructor: Dr. Michael Barker, Assistant Professor EEB
Lecture: TR 12:30 – 1:45 PM, Biology Learning Center, Koffler 209

Please see the attached flyer for more information.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Barker [mailto:msbarker at email.arizona.edu] 
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 11:44 AM
To: tquist at cals.arizona.edu
Subject: Advertising ECOL-346 Bioinformatics

Dear Tanya,

I teach ECOL-346 Bioinformatics in the spring and would be grateful if you could advertise to PLS undergrads. Attached is some text for an email that could be sent to PLS undergrads as well as a flyer to include in the email. Thank You! If you have any questions about advising students to take the course, please feel free to ask. Past PLS students have done very well in the class.

Best,
Mike


Subject: Check out ECOL-346 Bioinformatics this spring!
Message body:
Large data sets are changing the way biologists study nature. Many jobs and research questions require students to understand how to handle and analyze these large data sets. In this course, students learn the computational approaches needed to work with and ask questions using biological “big data,” especially genomic data sets. Students will discover the opportunities and challenges of large-scale data analyses and gain practical biological computing skills. Lectures are built around a core of fundamental evolutionary biology concepts and designed for students with an interest in biology and little or no computational experience.

Instructor: Dr. Michael Barker, Assistant Professor EEB

Lecture: TR 12:30 – 1:45 PM, Biology Learning Center, Koffler 209

Lab: R 9:00 – 10:50 AM, Biology Learning Center, Koffler 209

Webpage: http://barkerlab.net/courses.html

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Michael S. Barker, Ph.D.
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona BioSciences West 321E | 520-621-2213 | http://barkerlab.net
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