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Bioinformatics Courses

Bioinformatics courses can help you learn sequence alignment, gene expression analysis, and protein structure prediction. You can build skills in data visualization, statistical analysis, and algorithm development. Many courses introduce tools like Bioconductor, BLAST, and Python libraries such as Biopython, that support analyzing biological data and implementing computational methods in research.


Popular Bioinformatics Courses and Certifications


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    University of California San Diego

    Hacking COVID-19 — Course 1: Identifying a Deadly Pathogen

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Computational Thinking, Microbiology, Biology

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California San Diego

    Molecular Evolution (Bioinformatics IV)

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Statistical Analysis, Graph Theory, Taxonomy

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Manchester

    Industrial Biotechnology

    Skills you'll gain: Biotechnology, Sustainable Technologies, Process Engineering, Molecular Biology, Chemical Engineering, Sustainable Engineering, Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Pharmaceuticals, Biomedical Engineering, Materials science, Scalability

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Statistics for Genomic Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistics, R Programming, Probability & Statistics, Data Preprocessing, Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Regression Analysis, Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Logistic Regression

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Introduction to Systems Biology

    Skills you'll gain: Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Cell Biology, Physiology, Biochemistry, Biology, Bioinformatics, Mathematical Modeling, Electrophysiology, Systems Analysis, Simulations, Statistical Modeling

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    576 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Rice University

    Fundamentals of Computing

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Event-Driven Programming, Algorithms, Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Programming Principles, Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Pseudocode, Data Structures, Probability, Bioinformatics, Interactive Design, Program Development, Big Data, Python Programming, Data Analysis, User Interface (UI), Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Programming

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Computing for Cancer Informatics

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Systems, Informatics, Data Processing, Data Sharing, Computing Platforms, Bioinformatics, Data Storage, Computer Literacy, Computer Hardware, Big Data, Capacity Management, Data Centers, Computer Security Awareness Training, Cloud Computing, Oncology

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    Researcher's guide to RNA sequencing data

    Skills you'll gain: Molecular Biology, Laboratory Research, Bioinformatics, Data Literacy, Science and Research, Data Analysis, Spatial Data Analysis, Scientific Methods, Data Processing, Quantitative Research, Informatics, Biology, Data Collection

    3.6
    Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California San Diego

    Genome Assembly Programming Challenge

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Epidemiology, Graph Theory, Infectious Diseases, Program Development, Molecular Biology, Computational Thinking, Algorithms, Software Development

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Toronto

    Plant Bioinformatics Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Bioinformatics, Analysis, Data Synthesis, Statistical Methods, Technical Communication, Data Collection

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    LearnQuest

    Capstone Project: Advanced AI for Drug Discovery

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Feature Engineering, Bioinformatics, Dimensionality Reduction, Predictive Modeling, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Pandas (Python Package), Drug Development, Unsupervised Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Manipulation, Molecular Biology, Regression Analysis, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California San Diego

    Genomic Data Science and Clustering (Bioinformatics V)

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Dimensionality Reduction, Unsupervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Molecular Biology, Classification Algorithms, Data Mining, Data Preprocessing, Machine Learning, Data Analysis Software, Life Sciences

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    93 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular bioinformatics courses

  • Hacking COVID-19 — Course 1: Identifying a Deadly Pathogen: University of California San Diego
  • Molecular Evolution (Bioinformatics IV): University of California San Diego
  • Industrial Biotechnology: University of Manchester
  • Statistics for Genomic Data Science: Johns Hopkins University
  • Introduction to Systems Biology: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Fundamentals of Computing: Rice University
  • Computing for Cancer Informatics: Johns Hopkins University
  • Researcher's guide to RNA sequencing data: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
  • Genome Assembly Programming Challenge: University of California San Diego
  • Plant Bioinformatics Capstone: University of Toronto

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