Introduction

Module 1. Introduction to the class, course requirements (textbook, access to internet, registration for SeqWeb), material to be covered and course format, timetable, assignments, exams. Effective use of PubMed (searches, related links, search terms, history, etc.) Accessing online journals and retrieving papers. OMIM, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man. Tour of Bioinformatics computer lab 101 MSB.

Objectives: Introduce the course and outline expectations of the students. Go over the extra features of PubMed (often overlooked) that can be used to find articles and how to obtain those articles. Introduce OMIM, the major source of information on human genetic diseases.

Covered in this module

1. Introduction to the class
2. course requirements (textbook, access to internet, registration for SeqWeb)
3. material to be covered and course format, timetable, assignments, exams.
4. Effective use of PubMed (searches, related links, search terms, history, etc.)
5. Accessing online journals and retrieving papers.
6. Overview of data at NCBI
7. OMIM, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man.
8. Tour of Bioinformatics computer lab 101 MSB.