• be able to use the Internet for data analysis, survey of scientific information obtained by other researchers;
• be able to receive and correctly use the information accumulated in databases about structure of genomes, proteins and others;
• be able to use a variety of programs for modelling of various biological processes, the ability to decrypt, structure prediction and design of necessary proteins;
• be able to analyze the organization and evolution of genome and the influece of biologically active substances in the chain: gene-protein-function; to use received information for new biotechnologies and new drugs development.

Prerequisites: Molecular biology; Bioengineering (cell and genetic); Genetics (general and molecular)
Co-requisites: Molecular biotechnology and bioengineering; Biotechnology and bioengineering of plants and genome analysis methods; Genetics and selection of microorganisms

Principles of bioinformatics. Information technology and processes. Information technology in the systems of management. Computer systems in technology, organization, planning and management. Information technology in education. Working with scientific literature: Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic Search, Publish or Perish, PubMed, Scopus, Mendeley. Sources of biological information and databases online. Classification and types of databases. Biological sequences. Information in molecular biology. Genome and proteome. Genomics. Genome mapping. Proteomics. Protein structure and informatics. Methods of bioinformatical analysis. Substitution matrix. The algorithms of sequences alignment. Phylogenetic analysis. Information principles in biotechnology. Sequencing of biological sequences and gene expression. The functioning and organization of genomes. Analysis of the genomes. Analysis and prediction of protein. Bioinformatics in pharmaceutical biotechnology. Medical genomics and pharmacogenomics. The technology of computer modelling. In silico methods in developing of new bioactive substances.

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• oral questioning, individual works – 20 points;
• final control (exam) – 80 points (written-oral form).